Amport

Amport
Amport  Amport shown within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU2944
Civil parish	Amport
District	Test Valley
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ANDOVER
Postcode district	SP11
Dialling code	01264
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
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Amport is a small village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of NW Hampshire, England, a few miles west of Andover. It incorporates the small hamlet of East Cholderton and has a population of about 800.

There is a village green is surrounded by thatched cottages. The village lies in the valley of the Pillhill Brook, a tributary of the river Test, a chalk stream famous for its trout-fishing, and for those who enjoy a country walk, there are many attractive routes.

Landmarks

Amport House on the outskirts of the village, which is now occupied by the tri-service chaplains’ school, was originally home to the Marquesses of Winchester; it has gardens designed by celebrated architect, Edwin Lutyens and laid out by Gertrude Jekyll. The House currently houses The Museum of Army Chaplaincy.

Amport’s greatest attraction, however, is the world-renowned Hawk Conservancy where skilled falconers daily fly a wide variety of hawks, owls and eagles, including two American Bald Eagles.

Religious sites

The church, St Mary’s, which was built in the 14th century, has a peal of six bells which are rung regularly. There is a church school, founded by a lady benefactor, Mrs Sophia Sheppard, the widow of Rev. Thomas Sheppard, in the early nineteenth century.

Amport Parish Church April 2014

Notable people

• Walter Davis (1847 – 1930), the Victorian plant collector was born in Amport, and started his career at Amport House.

External links

• Amport Village

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Amport in the Domesday Book