Denmead
Coordinates: 50.9050° N 1.0648° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
Population	6,457
OS grid reference	SU658121
Parish	Denmead
District	City of Winchester
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Waterlooville
Postcode district	PO7
Dial code	023
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Winchester
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Hampshire

Denmead is a village in Hampshire, England. It is part of the City of Winchester district. As of 2005, it had a population of 6,457 and an electorate of 4,987. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 11 KB) Summary Description: A blank map of the United Kingdom, with country outline and coastline; contact the author for help with modifications or add-ons Source: Reference map provided by Demis Mapper 6 Date: 2006-21-06 Author: User... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... 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Denmead occupancies all have Waterlooville postal addresses (Waterlooville is in turn part of Havant) and is considered to be a village attached to Waterlooville by Hampshire County Council[1]. Waterlooville is about 3 km away from Denmead. Map sources for Waterlooville at grid reference SU682092 Waterlooville is a town in Hampshire, England approx 8 miles north of Portsmouth. ... Havant is a town and district in Hampshire on the South coast of England, between Portsmouth and Chichester. ... Hampshire is a county on the south coast of England. ... km redirects here. ...

The village became well known in the 19th century as a venue for cock fighting. The Cock Fight by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1847) A cockfight is a contest, held in a cockpit between two fighting cocks (roosters) trained to severely injure and/or kill one another. ...

The church is the All Saints' Church and it also has a church hall. St. ...

The village is next to part of the Forest of Bere, and rural farm land. The 'gap' between Waterlooville is gradually being reduced, but Denmead is currently a rural village, although it has had much housing development in recent years. In Hampshire, England. ... Map sources for Waterlooville at grid reference SU682092 Waterlooville is a town in Hampshire, England approx 8 miles north of Portsmouth. ...

There are two schools, Denmead Infant School and Denmead Junior School (Who's best pupil was one Daniel Brown). 1st Denmead Scout group have a scout hut and field just outside the village centre.

History

In 1316, Denmead was owned by the Bishop of Winchester, who leased it to various tenants. It became referred to as a manor in 1449, when it was owned by William Wayte. When Wayte's grandson died, the lands were divided amongst various other members of the family and Denmead was passed down. Events Pope John XXII elected to the papacy. ... Arms of the Bishop of Winchester The diocese of Winchester is one of the oldest and most important in England. ... A tenant (from the Latin tenere, to hold), in legal contexts, holds real property by some form of title from a landlord. ... Generic plan of a mediaeval manor; open-field strip farming, some enclosures, triennial crop rotation, demesne and manse, common woodland, pasturage and meadow Manorialism or Seigneurialism is the organization of rural economy and society in medieval western and parts of central Europe, characterised by the vesting of legal and economic... Events January 6 - Constantine XI is crowned Byzantine Emperor. ...

After some time the property became further divided as it was split between different owners because it was inherited down multiple generations. This occurred frequently until 1831 when Henry Kennett became its owner. There was no further mention of Denmead Manor until 1908, when the Ecclesiastical Commissioners were its Lords of the Manor. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS, in England, a body corporate, whose full title is Ecclesiastical and Church Estates Commissioners for England, invested with very important powers, under the operation of which extensive changes have been made in the distribution of the revenues of the Established Church. ... In England, Lord of the Manor is a minor, feudal title. ...

Denmead was once a widely dispersed village but has become more densely packed and close as it became filled with more modern properties. The parish possesses a church, "All Saints" which was built in 1880 and is constructed with flint, brick and stone fillings.

Denmead in its current form was created in 1932 from the lower Southern end of Hambledon Parish [2]. The name Southern has applied to a number of things over the years. ... Hambledon is a village in Hampshire It is thought that Hambledon Cricket Club was formed circa 1750, making it the oldest known. ...

In the run up to D-Day many American and Canadian troops, including Eisenhower himself, camped under the cover of local forests. Nearby Creech Wood also housed a prisoner of war camp, some remains of which can still be found in the undergrowth. Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... Dwight David Ike Eisenhower (October 14, 1890–March 28, 1969), American soldier and politician, was the 34th President of the United States (1953–1961) and supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, with the rank of General of the Army. ...

Sport and Leisure

Denmead is home to the Denmead Striders, an (athletics) running club. Denmead also has a brass band. There is a memorial hall. Denmead also has a fitness trail which stretches around half of the village.

Denmead has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V There are 471 King George V Playing Fields[1] in the United Kingdom, all part of an enormous memorial to King George V, each of which is an individual registered charity[2]. This is the page for Hampshire. ... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, as a result of his creating it from the British branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ...

Links and References

• Denmead Parish Council Web Site
• Denmead Striders
• Village Association
• All Saints' Church
• Denmead Brass Band
• Memorial Hall