Bedhampton
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Bedhampton is a former village, and now suburb, located in the borough of Havant, Hampshire, England.[2] It is located at the northern end of Langstone Harbour and at the foot of the eastern end of Portsdown Hill.
Bedhampton | |
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An older style house in Old Bedhampton | |
Location within Hampshire | |
Population | 8,835 (2011.Ward)[1] |
OS grid reference | SU703067 |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Havant |
Postcode district | PO9 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
50.85545°N 1.00234°W / 50.85545; -1.00234 |
Early mentions of Bedhampton are recorded in the ninth century, and the village was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.[3]
Modern Bedhampton has a railway station,[4] with regular services to Portsmouth, Brighton, and London, and less frequent services to Southampton, Bristol, and South Wales. The A27 and the A3(M) pass through the south-west part of Bedhampton. There is a community centre in Bedhampton village which has two coffee mornings per week to address potential community isolation.