Hawkley is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the
East Hampshire
East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Petersfield. Other towns are Alton and Bordon.
The district was originally to be known as the District Council of Petersfield. It comprised 42 sea ...
district of
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire ...
, England. It is 3.5 miles (5.7 km) north of
Petersfield
Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is north of Portsmouth. The town has its own railway station on the Portsmouth Direct line, the mainline rail link connecting Portsmouth a ...
, to the west of the
A3 road.
The
nearest railway station is to the southeast in the village of
Liss
Liss, Lyss or LISS may refer to
*Liss (band), a Danish musical group
*Liss (name), a given name and surname
*Liss, Hampshire, a village in England
**West Liss, the oldest part of Liss village
**Liss Forest, a hamlet near Liss
**Liss Athletic F.C. ...
.
Hawkley is situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty, sitting on the
Hangers Way
Hangers Way is a footpath through Hampshire, England from Alton railway station to Queen Elizabeth Country Park where it meets the South Downs Way National Trail.
The name Hanger comes from the Old English word ''hangra'', meaning a steepl ...
.
Hawkley Warren
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Hawkley Warren () is a woodland on the northeast-facing Wealden Edge, near the village of Hawkley, three miles north of Petersfield in Hampshire. The site is situated in a deep chalk combe.
The site is owned by Hampshire County Counci ...
, an important site for
Red Helleborine
''Cephalanthera rubra'', known as red helleborine, is an orchid found in Europe, North Africa and southwest Asia. Although reasonably common in parts of its range, this Cephalanthera has always been one of the rarest orchids in Britain.
Descrip ...
, borders the village.
The village's St Peter and St Paul Church (with its
Rhenish helm
The Rhenish helm is a type of spire typical of Romanesque church architecture of the historic Rhineland.
It is a pyramidal roof on towers of square plan. Each of the four sides of the roof is rhomboid in form, with the long diagonal running fro ...
on its tower), and Hawkley Hurst house, were both designed by celebrated architect
Samuel Sanders Teulon
Samuel Sanders Teulon (2 March 1812 – 2 May 1873) was an English Gothic Revival architect, noted for his use of polychrome brickwork and the complex planning of his buildings.
Family
Teulon was born in 1812 in Greenwich, Kent, the son of a ...
. The church is a
listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
and there are 17 other listed buildings in the parish.
References
External links
Historical information on GENUKI* www.hawkley.org for the village website
Villages in Hampshire
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