Farringdon, Hampshire
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Farringdon is a civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 2.8 miles (4.5 km) south of Alton, on the A32 road, close to a source of the River Wey.
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Farringdon | |
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All Saints Church | |
Location within Hampshire | |
Population | 664 (2011 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SU709350 |
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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 |
51.11062°N 0.98714°W / 51.11062; -0.98714 |
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The village has two parts, the larger being Upper Farringdon. Lower Farringdon is on the Alton to Gosport road, the A32. The 2001 census predicted a population for Farringdon Parish by 2006 of 495 increasing to 664 at the 2011 Census.
The northern of the River Wey's two sources rises in countryside close to Farringdon (Grid Reference: SU707394).