Welcome to Appleshaw
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Appleshaw is a village in the English county of Hampshire. The name Appleshaw is derived from Old English ‘scarga’ - a shaugh or wood; thus Appleshaw may mean ‘apple wood’. It includes the hamlet of Ragged Appleshaw, the ‘ragged’ possibly being a corruption of ‘roe gate’ - the gate of the Royal Deer Forest of Chute. The northern boundary of the parish is the Wiltshire border. This small parish lies on the Wiltshire border and includes the hamlets of Redenham and Ragged Appleshaw, including part of Redenham Park. Granted the right to two annual fairs in 1658, Appleshaw became a rival to the great Weyhill sheep fair. The Salisbury Journal in 1801 reported that 15,000 sheep were sold at Appleshaw - a reduction on the previous year's total. W. G. Grace once played cricket here, with his bat made of Wallop willow. In the middle of the street a clock sticks out from a barn wall, placed there to celebrate Queen Victoria's jubilee.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
583 hectares |
|---|---|
Population |
782 (2021) |
Density |
134 people/km2 |
Mean age |
42.9 |
Ward |
Penton Bellinger |
District |
Test Valley |
Postcodes |
SP11 |
ONS ID |
E04004594 |
Council
Contact details for Appleshaw Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
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Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Appleshaw Parish.
Planning
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Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Appleshaw Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Appleshaw Parish.