Ditcham is a hamlet in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. The hamlet lies on the Hampshire- West Sussex border. Its nearest town is Petersfield, which lies approximately 3.5 miles (5.9 km) north from the hamlet. Ditcham is in the

Buriton Buriton () is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is located 2 miles (3.3 km) south of Petersfield. History About a mile north-west of Buriton was the extensive manor of West Mapledurham, for ...

and East Meon ward of East Hampshire Council and the Petersfield Butser division of Hampshire County Council.

History

At the time of the Domesday Book, Ditcham was part of the manor of Mapledurham. At the Reformation, Henry VIII passed the Ditcham estate to Sir William Fitzwilliam, and it later passed to the Cowper and Coles families. The Coles family built the country house Ditcham Park, which was burned down in 1888 and was subsequently rebuilt by Reginald Blomfield for Lawrence Cave. The Cave family also built the Roman Catholic church of St. Lawrence, in Station Road, Petersfield. Ditcham Park is now the home of

Ditcham Park School Ditcham Park School is a co-educational, independent school in the civil parish of Buriton, near Petersfield, in the English county of Hampshire. Location The school and its grounds are on the southern spur of Oakham Hill (202 m), one of the ...

, an independent day school.

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