Burkham

Burkham
Burkham
	Home Farm
	Burkham Location within Hampshire
Population	50
OS grid reference	SU6506343198
Civil parish	Bentworth;
District	East Hampshire;
Shire county	Hampshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Alton
Postcode district	GU34
Dialling code	01420
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
Website	http://bentworth.org.uk (parish)
	List of places UK England Hampshire 51°11′04″N 1°04′14″W / 51.184320°N 1.07048°W

Burkham is a hamlet in the large civil parish of Bentworth in Hampshire, England including a large country house, Burkham House. The nearest town is Alton, which lies about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to the south-east. Its nearest railway station was formerly the Bentworth and Lasham railway station on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway, until its closure in 1932.^[1] The nearest railway station is now 3.6 miles (5.8 km) east of the village, at Alton.

Between Burkham and Bentworth is Home Farm, a Woodland Trust area of 339 acres (137 hectares) of mixed woodland, plantations and fields. The area was bought by the Woodland Trust in 1991.

Burkham House

Burkham House lies in the centre of the hamlet, around one mile south to Bentworth.^[2] The manor itself returns dated 1316, John Daleron held 'Brocham'. In 1590 Robert Hunt acquired the Bentworth Hall from Henry Lord Windsor, and this included the Burkham area. Later, Robert Magewick purchased Burkham for £160.^[3] and George Magewick (1647–1736) was described as the owner of Burkham Farm in 1684. In 1748 James Magewick Battin, presumably a descendant, held the manor, and he is given as the owner in a 1778 Survey of Hampshire.^[4]

References

^ Alton Light Railway closure^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Burkham House, Alton, England". Parks and Gardens UK. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
^ Feud. Aids, ii. 1856. p. 314.
^ Doubleday, Herbert Arthur; Page, William (1911). "A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 4". accessed from British History Online. pp. 68–71.

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[1] Alton Light Railway closure^{[dead link‍]}

[2] "Burkham House, Alton, England". Parks and Gardens UK. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.

[Feud._Aids,_ii-3] Feud. Aids, ii. 1856. p. 314.

[BH-4] Doubleday, Herbert Arthur; Page, William (1911). "A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 4". accessed from British History Online. pp. 68–71.

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v t e Bentworth Parish
Villages	Bentworth
Hamlets	Burkham Wivelrod Holt End New Copse Thedden Ashley Tickley
Former	Medstead Lower Wield Bradley Beech Moundsmere Alton Abbey Southrope
Houses	Bentworth Hall Burkham House Gaston Grange Hall Place Thedden Grange Wivelrod Manor
Landmarks	St. Mary's Church King's Hill

Burkham
Home Farm
Burkham Location within Hampshire
Population	50
OS grid reference	SU6506343198
Civil parish	Bentworth
District	East Hampshire
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Alton
Postcode district	GU34
Dialling code	01420

Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central

Website	http://bentworth.org.uk (parish)
List of places UK England Hampshire 51°11′04″N 1°04′14″W / 51.184320°N 1.07048°W / 51.184320; -1.07048