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Appleshaw is a village and Civil parish in the Test Valley district of north-west Hampshire, England.
Location
The Village
The village of Appleshaw ( /ˈæpl.ʃɔː/ ) is located close to several other villages. These include: Fyfield, Thruxton, Kimpton, Redenham and Weyhill. There are also 3 local towns; Ludgershall and Tidworth in the county of Wiltshire, and Andover in Hampshire.
The Civil Parish
The Civil parish of Appleshaw borders the other civil parishes of: Kimpton, Kyfield and Penton Grafton in Hampshire, and Chute Forest and Ludgershall in Wiltshire. Part of the border of the parish of Appleshaw makes up the Wiltshire-Hampshire border.
The parish includes a few hamlets as well as the village of Appleshaw. This includes Ragged Appleshaw which's name "ragged" could possibly come from a corruption of 'roe gate' - the gate of the Royal Deer Forset of Chute.
Parts of Redenham Park lie withing the parish.
History
Fairs
In 1658, the parish was granted the right to two annual fairs, Appleshaw became a rival to the great Weyhill sheep fair. In 1801, The Salisbury Journal reported that 15,000 sheep were sold at Appleshaw, a reduction on the previous year's total.
Sports
W. G. Grace once played cricket here, with his bat made of Wallop willow.
Recreation areas
In the middle of the street a clock sticks out from a barn wall, placed there to celebrate Queen Victoria's jubilee.
The name Appleshaw is derived from Old English ‘scarga’ - a shaugh or wood; thus Appleshaw may mean ‘apple wood’.
Education
Appleshaw has one school, Appleshaw St Peter's CE Primary School.
References
External links
Official site
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar tempat di Britania Raya/Am-Ar
- Appleshaw
- Ragged Appleshaw
- Bruce Parker
- List of places in Hampshire
- List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1812
- Test Valley
- Redenham Park
- Diocese of Winchester
- List of poor law unions in England
- List of civil parishes in Hampshire
