East Dean
East Dean is located in Hampshire
East Dean
East Dean
Location within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU275265
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRomsey
Postcode districtSP11
Dialling code01264
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
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Hampshire
51°02′13″N 1°36′32″W / 51.037°N 1.609°W / 51.037; -1.609

East Dean is a civil parish and small village in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Romsey. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Dene", appears as "Estdena" in 1167, and as "Dune" in 1212.[1]

The village is on the right (south) bank of the River Dun. The former Salisbury and Southampton Canal followed the river valley, as does the railway which now forms the Salisbury-Southampton section of the Wessex Main Line.

Church

The parish church of St Winfrith dates in part from the 11th century[2] and is a Grade II* listed building.[3] The church underwent a restoration in 1894–5.[2] The font dates to the 15th century and was brought from West Tytherley.[2] A stained glass window was installed in 1908.[2]

References

  1. ^ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 140. ISBN 0198691033.
  2. ^ a b c d O’Brien, Charles; Bailey, Bruce; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David W. (2018). The Buildings of England Hampshire: South. Yale University Press. pp. 246–247. ISBN 9780300225037.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Winfred (1093769)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 January 2022.



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