Ampfield is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Test Valley in Hampshire, England, between Romsey, Eastleigh, and Winchester. It had a population at the 2001 census of 1,474,[2] increasing to 1,583 at the 2011 Census.[1] The civil parish of Ampfield falls into the Ward of Ampfield & Braishfield.
Ampfield lies on sands and clays of Eocene age near the northern edge of the Hampshire Basin. Ampfield Wood on the London Clay[3] to the north of the village is crossed by the Monarch's Way long distance footpath. The parish includes the hamlets of Knapp and Gosport.
The village church is St Mark.[5] Its construction took 3 years, finishing in 1841.[5] It has stained glass windows dating from the 1850s.[5]
The Potters Heron Hotel, renowned for its thatched roof, is situated in Ampfield Village.
The author of the Thomas the Tank Engine series of books, Rev. W Awdry, was born in Ampfield Vicarage.
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