Heckfield is a village in
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...
, England. It lies between
Reading
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For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process involving such areas as word recognition, orthography (spelling) ...
and
Hook
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.
It is the location of
Highfield Park, where
Neville Chamberlain
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died in 1940, and it is adjacent to
Stratfield Saye House
Stratfield Saye House is a large stately home at Stratfield Saye in the north-east of the English county of Hampshire. It has been the home of the Duke of Wellington (title), Dukes of Wellington since 1817.
Early history
The line of the Roman ...
, the large stately home that has been the home of the Dukes of Wellington since 1817. It is now a hotel and venue facility.
References
Further reading
* W. J. James ''History of Heckfield and Mattingley''
External links
Villages in Hampshire
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