Froxfield and Privett
Basingdean Cottage, near High Cross, Froxfield and Privett
Froxfield and Privett is located in Hampshire
Froxfield and Privett
Froxfield and Privett
Location within Hampshire
Population929 (in 2021)[1]
OS grid referenceSU7027
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPetersfield
Postcode districtGU32, GU34
Dialling code01730
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteParish Council

Froxfield and Privett is a civil parish in East Hampshire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Petersfield. The settlements in the parish are the villages of Froxfield Green, Privett and High Cross, and several hamlets including Bailey Green, Filmore Hill, Stoner Hill and Warren Corner. The population of the parish taken at the 2021 census was 929.[1]

Geography

The parish is on high ground, rising to over 800 feet (240 m) above sea level in the north, and separated from Petersfield by the steep slope of Stoner Hill. It is within the South Downs National Park.[2] The Basing Park estate lies in the north-west of the parish. The western boundary of the parish follows the A32 Gosport–Alton road, and in the southwest corner the boundary follows the A272 Winchester–Petersfield road.[3]

The parish and its predecessors

A civil parish named Froxfield was created in the 19th century, and had an area (before it was enlarged to include Privett) of 4,909 acres (1,987 ha).[4]

Privett was anciently part of West Meon manor, and its church a chapelry of the church at West Meon.[5] In the 19th century it became a civil parish, with an area of about 1,279 acres (518 ha).[5] In 1932, the parish was abolished to enlarge Froxfield parish; its population had been recorded as 172 in 1931.[6]

In the 2010s, the name of the parish changed from Froxfield to Froxfield and Privett. In May 2013, East Hampshire District Council approved the same change of name for the parish council.[7]

Notable buildings

The parish has two Grade II* listed buildings: Holy Trinity church at Privett[8] and Trees Cottage, between Froxfield Green and High Cross. At the core of the cottage is part of a 14th-century hall; the dwelling was altered and enlarged in the 16th, 17th and late 20th centuries.[9][10]

Amenities

Froxfield village hall,[11] and Froxfield pre-school and primary school,[12] are at High Cross, a little east of the centre of the parish.

There are two Church of England churches: St Peter's at High Cross (1862)[13] and St Peter-on-the-Green at Froxfield Green (1886, on the site of a much older church).[14] Today both churches are part of the Steep and Froxfield with Privett benefice, a group of four rural parishes.[15] The substantial Holy Trinity church at Privett, linked to Basing Park, was built in 1878 and is a Grade II* listed building.[8] After being declared redundant, Holy Trinity was placed in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[16]

The Trooper Inn is in the east of the parish,[17] and further north the Pub with No Name is just beyond the parish boundary.[18]

References

  1. 1 2 "Froxfield and Privett: population statistics, 2021 Census". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Visitor Map". South Downs National Park. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Election Maps: Great Britain". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Page, William, ed. (1908). "Parishes: Froxfield". A History of the County of Hampshire, Volume 3. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 76–77. Retrieved 4 January 2024 – via British History Online.
  5. 1 2 Page, William, ed. (1908). "Parishes: Privett". A History of the County of Hampshire, Volume 3. Victoria County History. University of London. p. 336. Retrieved 4 January 2024 – via British History Online.
  6. ↑ "Privett Ch/CP". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Annual Meeting" (PDF). East Hampshire District Council. 9 May 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  8. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of the Holy Trinity (1237168)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Historic England. "Trees Cottage (1094460)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Roberts, Edward; Crook, John (2003). "True Aisled and Aisle-Derivative Halls in Hampshire". Hampshire Houses 1250-1700: Their Dating and Development. Hampshire County Council. p. 12. ISBN 1859756336.
  11. ↑ "Froxfield Village Hall, Hampshire". Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Froxfield CE School". Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  13. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1264247)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  14. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Peter on the Green (1237145)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Steep and Froxfield with Privett". Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Holy Trinity Church, Privett, Hampshire". Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "The Trooper Inn". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "The Pub with No Name". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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