Sherfield English
St Leonard's Parish Church
Sherfield English is located in Hampshire
Sherfield English
Sherfield English
Location within Hampshire
Population708 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSU2914122348
Civil parish
  • Sherfield English
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townROMSEY
Postcode districtSO51
Dialling code01264/01794
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
  • Romsey and Southampton North
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
50°59′59″N 1°35′10″W / 50.999790°N 1.586089°W / 50.999790; -1.586089

Sherfield English is a small village and civil parish in the Test Valley borough of Hampshire, England. It is located on the A27 road, around 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Romsey.

Sherfield English appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as the manor of Sirefelle, derived from the Anglo-Saxon scir feld, which probably means "bright open land". The suffix "English" probably comes from the L'Engleys family, who held the manor in the 14th century.[2]

The parish church is dedicated to St Leonard. It was built in 1902 with funds given by Lady Ashburton, and is Grade II listed.[3] The village also contains a village hall and a pub, The Hatchet Inn.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Sherfield English: History". Sherfield English Parish Council.
  3. ^ "Church of St Leonard, Sherfield English, Hampshire". British Listed Buildings.


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