Soberton

Soberton
Soberton
Soberton shown within Hampshire
Population	218  1,616 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SU6120216615
District	Winchester
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Alresford
Postcode district	SO32
Dialling code	01489
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Winchester
List of places UK England Hampshire 50°56′45″N 1°07′49″W / 50.945735°N 1.1302°W / 50.945735; -1.1302Coordinates: 50°56′45″N 1°07′49″W / 50.945735°N 1.1302°W / 50.945735; -1.1302

Soberton is a village in the Meon Valley, Hampshire, England, bordered by villages such as Newtown and Droxford. It is listed in the Domesday Book under its original name, "Sudbertone" or "Sudbertune", and comes under Winchester City Council.

Key features of Soberton include the War Memorial at its centre, the early 16th-century Church of St Peter and St Paul, and The White Lion, a 17th-century public house. The church is part of one of the largest parishes in the United Kingdom. The village was part of a well-established smuggling route during the 18th century, and a vault beneath the church was used for the storage of contraband.

It is the Soberton of "Baron Anson of Soberton", an 18th–19th century peerage. The children's writer Barbara Euphan Todd was brought up there.

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