Farleigh Wallop

Farleigh Wallop
Farleigh Wallop
 Farleigh Wallop shown within Hampshire
DistrictBasingstoke and Deane
Shire countyHampshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BASINGSTOKE
Postcode district RG25 2
Dialling code 01256
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentBasingstoke
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire

Coordinates: 51°13′00″N 1°06′37″W / 51.2166°N 1.1104°W / 51.2166; -1.1104

Farleigh Wallop is a small village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Basingstoke on the slopes of Farleigh Hill (208 m). The parish includes about 1,725 acres (6.98 km2).

Since 1486, Farleigh Wallop has been the home of the Wallop family, including John Wallop, Henry Wallop, and Gerard Wallop, 9th Earl of Portsmouth, whose seat, Farleigh House, is in the village.[1]

References

  1. "Farleigh House". National Garden Society.
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