Sandleheath

Sandleheath is a village and civil parish about 1.8 miles (2.9 km) west of Fordingbridge in the New Forest District of Hampshire, England. It has a population of 663,^[2] increasing to 680 at the 2011 Census. It lies immediately north-east of the traditional tripoint between Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire.

Sandleheath
Sandle Grange
Sandleheath Location within Hampshire
Population	663 (2001) 680 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SU1214
Civil parish	Sandleheath
District	New Forest
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Fordingbridge
Postcode district	SP6
Dialling code	01425
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	New Forest West
Website	Sandleheath Parish Council
List of places UK England Hampshire 50.932°N 1.823°W / 50.932; -1.823

History

Sandle Manor is an Elizabethan manor house that was extended in 1900 and 1936.^[3]

The Church of England parish church of Saint Aldhelm was designed by the architect Charles Ponting and constructed in 1907.^[3]

Economy and amenities

The village has a small area of common land at its centre, a village shop and post office and a small industrial estate. Sandleheath has a Sea Scout group^[4] which has a hall in the village.

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
2. "Area selected: New Forest (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
3. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David (1967). The Buildings of England: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
4. Sandleheath Sea Scouts

External links

Media related to Sandleheath at Wikimedia Commons

• Sandleheath Parish Council