Newnham, Hampshire

Newnham is a village and parish in Hampshire, England. It is centred 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Basingstoke, and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Hook. At the 2011 census it had a population of 518. A large portion of its land is arable, cultivated fields and scattered woodland leading towards the Basingstoke Canal and part of the Eversley/Stratfield Saye/Tylney Park slightly scattered, ancient forest/woodland. These features skirt the north and south of the area, whereas more urban areas skirt the east and, after Old Basing, the west.

Newnham
St Nicholas, Newnham
Newnham is located in Hampshire
Newnham
Newnham
Location within Hampshire
Area3.85 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Population518 (2011 Census)[1]
• Density135/km2 (350/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU7059153907
Civil parish
  • Newnham
District
  • Basingstoke and Deane
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHook
Postcode districtRG27
Dialling code01256
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteNewnham, Nately Scures and Water End parish council

Local government

Newnham is a civil parish with an elected parish council. The parish is in: Basingstoke and Deane District Council and equally Hampshire County Council. All three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government.

Demography and housing

In 2011, 49 of its usual residents, per the census of that year, were in communal establishments such as care homes or barracks. The rest were in the more common catch-all category of "households".[1]

Of the 229 dwellings in 2011, 3 were terraced houses, 6 were flats, 60 were caravans or other mobile or temporary structures.[1] The rest were houses (not terraced).[1]

Notable people

Malcolm Erskine, 17th Earl of Buchan (1930-2022), had his main home at Newnham House.[2]

Further reading
  • Nigel Bell Newnham: A History of the Parish and its Church 2004 (available from the church)

References
  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  2. Burke's Peerage vol. 1 (2003), p. 564

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