Southrope

Southrope

The Fur and Feathers, Southrope
Southrope
 Southrope shown within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU6763644975
Civil parishHerriard
DistrictBasingstoke and Deane
Shire countyHampshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ALTON
Postcode district GU34
Dialling code 01420
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
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Coordinates: 51°12′00″N 1°02′00″W / 51.2000°N 1.0333°W / 51.2000; -1.0333

Southrope is a hamlet in the civil parish of Herriard, Hampshire. It has one pub, named the Fur and Feathers. The hamlet was once considered a part of the civil parish of Shalden and Bentworth, until the late 19th century. Its nearest town is Alton, which lies approximately 5.8 miles (9.3 km) south-east from the hamlet.

Governance

The hamlet is part of the civil parish of Herriard[1] and is part of the Upton Grey and the Candovers ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.[2] The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council. At one time, Southrope came under the large parish of Bentworth until its decline in the mid-19th century. Although today, Herriard's parish borders the parish of Bentworth.[3]

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