Corhampton is a village in
Hampshire, England. It lies on the western bank of the
River Meon. It forms a
civil parish with
Meonstoke which adjoins it on the eastern bank. It is in the civil parish of
Corhampton and Meonstoke.
Archaeology
Bronze Age bowl barrows and "
Celtic fields" and circular earthworks probably dating from the
Iron Age have been found on Corhampton Down in the west of the parish.
Parish church
The Church of England parish church is
Saxon
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and was built around 1020. The
font
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Norman
Norman or Normans may refer to:
Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries
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and there are 13th-century
wall paintings in the
chancel[ and a ]tide dial
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on the south wall.
In the churchyard is an ancient yew
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It is most prominently given to any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Taxus'':
* European yew or common yew (''Taxus baccata'')
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with a 26 ft girth
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References
Sources
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External links
Bridge churches: CorhamptonCorhampton & Meonstoke Parish CouncilCorhampton Golf Club
Villages in Hampshire
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