Beech, Hampshire

Beech, Hampshire

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.14426
longitude= -1.00950
official_name= Beech
population= 535 [ [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=795069&c=GU34+4AN&d=16&e=15&g=449870&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Census data] ]
civil_parish= Beech
shire_district= East Hampshire
shire_county = Hampshire
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= East Hampshire
post_town= Alton
postcode_district= GU34
postcode_area= GU
dial_code= 01420
os_grid_reference= SU693388

Beech is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies 2 miles (3 km) west of Alton, just west of the A339 road.

The nearest railway station is 2 miles (3km) east of the village, at Alton.

The Parish of Beech is located in the north-eastern area of Hampshire approximately 11 miles (18 km) south of Basingstoke, 15 miles (24 km) east of Winchester and two miles (3 km) from the market town of Alton. Beech is close to, but outside, the northern boundary of the proposed South Downs National Park.

The village has a linear nature, sitting largely within a narrow valley that descends (by minor road) for almost two miles (3 km) from Alton Abbey, which at 217 metres (712 ft) is one of the highest points in Hampshire, to the Alton - Basingstoke trunk road at 106 metres (348 ft).

The area in which Beech is situated is primarily rural. The parish has an area of 5.26 square kilometres (1262 acres) and is a broad mix of woodland, farmland and, in the village area, residential developments. In the past, the area has had an agriculturally based economy, although this influence has declined with modern farming practices.

The village is now primarily an affluent residential area, serving surrounding business areas with little commercial activity within the village boundary. Beech is a growing village with, at present, some 600 villagers living in 205 houses. The establishment of the South Downs National Park is expected to have a major impact on Alton (which falls just outside the Park) and its surrounding villages in terms of increased housing development.

Although Beech's origins can be traced back to the 12th century, modern Beech took shape in the 1890s when the local landowner began to sell off small parcels of land for housing - much of it in the colonial style of wood and corrugated iron construction. This process continued in the period between the First and Second World Wars. The parish church was built in 1902 and the existing village hall was established nearby in 1932. Since the 1960s the colonial-style housing has gradually been replaced by modern high end detached housing stock.

References

External links

* [http://www.beechpc.com/ Beech Parish Council]


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