Cheriton | |
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Cheriton shown within Hampshire | |
Population | 611 746 (2011 Census including Beauworth) |
OS grid reference | SU582284 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ALRESFORD |
Postcode district | SO24 |
Dialling code | 01962 |
Police | Hampshire |
Fire | Hampshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
EU Parliament | South East England |
UK Parliament | |
Cheriton Is a small village and civil parish near the city of Winchester, in Hampshire, England. The settlement is perhaps most famous for being close to the site of the English Civil War Battle of Cheriton 1644. Cheriton is the Source of the River Itchen. The village has two distinct sections: Cheriton and New Cheriton which is beside the A272 half a mile from the main village
Facilities and Services
Cheriton has two pubs, and a local store that contains a sub-post office. The Flower Pots Inn brews its own beer and has won numerous awards for brewing over the past twenty years as attested to by the certificates adorning its walls. The community also enjoys the village hall, tennis courts and cricket pitches which offer a quintessentially English country scene..
The church dates from the 12th century and is dedicated to St Michael and All Angels. The professional wrestler Sean Waltman originally wrestled as "The Cheriton Cherubim" back in 1991, although he has never visited the area.