Sherborne St John

Village and parish in Hampshire, England

Human settlement in England

Sherborne St John

St Andrew's Church, Sherborne St. John

Sherborne St John

Location within Hampshire

Population| 2,584 (Civil Parish, 2001)
3,265 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference| SU621554
Civil parish|

* Sherborne St John

District|

* Basingstoke and Deane

Shire county|

* Hampshire

Region|

* South East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| BASINGSTOKE
Postcode district| RG24
Dialling code| 01256
Police| Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire| Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance| South Central
UK Parliament|

* North East Hampshire

Website| Sherborne St John

List of places

England
Hampshire

51°17′40″N 1°06′35″W﻿ / ﻿51.2944°N 1.1098°W﻿ / 51.2944; -1.1098

Sherborne St John is a village and civil parish near Basingstoke in the English county of Hampshire.

## History

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The village was named in the Domesday book as Sireburne. It became Shireburna (12th century), Schyreburne (13th century) and Shirebourne Decani, Shireburn St. John in the 14th century.[2]

Sir Bernard Brocas, the 14th century soldier and friend of the Black Prince, held the Beaurepaire estate in Sherborne St John. His son, the rebel, also called Sir Bernard Brocas, made it the family's permanent home.

## Governance

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The village of Sherborne St John is a civil parish with a parish council[3] and ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.[4] The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council and all three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government.

## Geography

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Places adjacent to Sherborne St John

| Ramsdell | Pamber End | Little London

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Monk Sherborne |

Sherborne St John

| Bramley
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Rooksdown | Popley, a ward of Basingstoke | Chineham

## Culture and community

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The following can be found in the village: The Swan pub, Sherborne St John Social Club (established 1903 and oldest registered club in the country), Sherborne St. John Village Hall (and clock), Sherborne St. John Tennis Club, St. Andrews Church, Sherborne St John FC, 1 duck pond, 2 swing parks, Chute Pavilion and Sports Field, Sherborne St. John Toddlers, and a village green.

Sherborne St. John has its own parish magazine, The Villager. A Greening Campaign has been launched to make all the locals eco friendly.

Annual events in the parish include the Sherborne St John Village Fayre and Monk Sherborne & District Horticultural Show.

## Landmarks

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Sherborne is the location of two well-known country estates:

* The Vyne is a 16th-century country house, built by William, Lord Sandys, later the home of the Chute family and now owned by the National Trust.
* Beaurepaire, formerly a Tudor mansion, was almost entirely rebuilt after a fire in Victorian times. It was the home of the Brocas family for many centuries from the time of Sir Bernard Brocas, the hero of Crécy.

## Education

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The Sherborne St. John Church of England Primary School is over 150 years old and teaches year R (Reception) and years 1–6. The school has approximately 17 children in each year, and approximately 115 students in total. In the SATS results of 2010 the school placed as the top primary school in Hampshire (based on Average Points Score).[5]

Children aged 11 to 16 that receive state-funded education are likely to attend The Hurst School in Baughurst.

## See also

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* List of places in Hampshire
* List of civil parishes in Hampshire

## References

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1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statististics. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
2. ^ William Page, ed. (1911). A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 4.
3. ^ "Hampshire County Council's legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
4. ^ "Basingstoke and Deane Wards info". 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
5. ^ "Primary school league tables,Primary schools,Schools,Education,Sats (Education),School tables (Education)". The Guardian. London. 14 December 2010.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sherborne St John.

* Sherborne St John Parish Council
* Sherbornes with Pamber Church (C of E)
* Sherborne St. John Church of England Primary School

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Towns, villages and hamlets in the Basingstoke and Deane District of Hampshire, England

| Towns|

* Basingstoke
* Tadley
* Whitchurch

Civil
parishes|

* Ashford Hill with Headley
* Ashmansworth
* Baughurst
* Bradley
* Bramley
* Burghclere
* Candovers
* Chineham
* Cliddesden
* Deane
* Dummer
* East Woodhay
* Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green
* Farleigh Wallop
* Hannington
* Herriard
* Highclere
* Hurstbourne Priors
* Kingsclere
* Laverstoke
* Litchfield and Woodcott
* Mapledurwell and Up Nately
* Monk Sherborne
* Mortimer West End
* Newtown
* North Waltham
* Nutley
* Oakley
* Old Basing and Lychpit
* Overton
* Pamber
* Popham
* Preston Candover
* Rooksdown
* Sherborne St John
* Sherfield on Loddon
* Sherfield Park
* Silchester
* St Mary Bourne
* Steventon
* Stratfield Turgis
* Tunworth
* Upton Grey
* Weston Corbett
* Weston Patrick
* Winslade
* Wootton St Lawrence with Ramsdell

Villages
and
hamlets|

* Adbury
* Aldermaston Soke
* Aldern Bridge
* Andwell
* Ashe
* Ashe Warren
* Ashford Hill
* Ashley Warren
* Axford
* Axmansford
* Binley
* Bishop's Green
* Bramley Corner
* Bramley Green
* Broadmere
* Brock's Green
* Brown Candover
* Charter Alley
* Chilton Candover
* Cole Henley
* Dunley
* East Oakley
* Ecchinswell
* Ellisfield
* Ewhurst
* Freefolk
* Hare Warren
* Headley
* Heath End
* Ibworth
* Inhurst
* Litchfield
* Little London
* Lower Woodcott
* Lower Wyke
* Malshanger
* Mapledurwell
* Middle Wyke
* Nately Scures
* Newfound
* Newnham
* Newtown Common
* North Oakley
* North Sydmonton
* Old Basing
* Old Burghclere
* Pamber End
* Pamber Green
* Pamber Heath
* Penwood
* Plastow Green
* Quidhampton
* Ramsdell
* Southrope
* Stoke
* Spanish Green
* Sydmonton
* Tufton Warren
* Up Nately
* Upper Woodcott
* Upper Wootton
* Tufton
* Turgis Green
* Wadwick
* Wells-in-the-Field
* West Heath
* Whitnal
* Whitway
* Woolton Hill
* Wolverton
* Wolverton Common
* Wootton St Lawrence

Districts of
Basingstoke|

* Brighton Hill
* Hatch Warren
* Kempshott
* Oakridge
* South Ham
* Winklebury
* Worting
* Viables

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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