Petersfield
Coordinates: 51.0059° N 0.9373° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
Population	15,000
OS grid reference	SU745235
District	East Hampshire
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PETERSFIELD
Postcode district	GU31, GU32
Dial code	01730
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	East Hampshire
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England

Petersfield is a market town in the English county of Hampshire, situated on the northern border of the South Downs. The town was founded at the end of the 11th century. It grew as a coach stop on the Portsmouth to London route, and today is situated on both the main rail and road link between the two cities. Petersfield is twinned with Barentin in France, and Warendorf in Germany. 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. ... 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The artist Flora Twort, the agriculturalist John Worlidge, the footballer George Best, actor Alec Guinness and the Hambledon cricketer John Small all lived in Petersfield at some point. Small was a Petersfield cobbler in the late eighteenth-century, whose shop sign read: Flora Twort (1893-1985) was an English painter. ... John Worlidge (1640-1700) was a noted agriculturalist. ... George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish football player, regarded by many as the greatest player of all time. ... Sir Alec Guinness CH CBE (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning English actor who became one of the most versatile and best-loved performers of his generation. ... John Small, 1737-1826, a cricketer, scored 136 for Hambledon against Surrey at Broad Halfpenny Down in 1775. ...

Attractions

Museums

Petersfield boasts the world's first Teddy Bear Museum. There are also several other museums in the town including the Flora Twort Gallery, based in her old studio, and the Petersfield Museum, which is concerned with the history of the town and is situated in the town's old Courthouse. Exhibitions are sometimes also held at The Festival Hall, St. Peter's Church, and The Physic Garden. Worlds first Teddy Bear museum, in Petersfield, Hampshire, England. ... The Flora Twort Gallery is an Art Gallery in Petersfield, Hampshire dedicated to the work of Flora Twort. ... Petersfield Museum is situated in the Old Magistrates Courthouse, Petersfield, Hampshire. ... St. ...

The Statue of King William III marks the centre of Petersfield

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Markets

Petersfield's market square holds regular markets throughout the week, and there are also monthly Farmers' markets. On top of this, stallholders and farmers from Petersfield's French twin town Barentin visit Petersfield and hold a French market, selling items they sell on a typical French market. The Market square (or sometimes the market place) is a feature of many British and other European towns. ... Roadside farmers market in Bridgehampton, New York Dutch bell peppers at a farmers market in Montpelier, Vermont A farmers market near the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. ...

The town's market square has a statue of King William III (William of Orange). The king is carved sitting astride his horse, and the statue is raised up on an engraved plinth. This is the only statue of William in a town square in the United Kingdom outside Northern Ireland and, as such, attracts bands of marching Orangemen in mid-July, anxious to commemorate William's victory at the Battle of the Boyne. William III of England (The Hague, 14 November 1650 – Hampton Court, 8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III of Orange) was a Dutch aristocrat and a Protestant Prince of Orange from his birth, Stadtholder of the main provinces of the Dutch Republic from 28... Look up monarch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Office...

Nature

Petersfield is surrounded on all sides by countryside and so has a great deal of scenery and foot/bridle paths.

Close to the town and situated on the South Downs is Queen Elizabeth Country Park, which incorporates Butser Hill (the highest point on the downs), and has a wide variety of scenery from chalk hills to pine forest. The Hangers Way footpath run from the Country Park, through Petersfield and on to Alton. Queen Elizabeth Country Park is a large country park situated on the South Downs in southern England. ... Butser Hill is a chalk hill, the highest point on the South Downs. ... Hangers Way is a 21 mile long-distance footpath through Hampshire, England from Alton railway station to Queen Elizabeth Country Park. ... Statistics Population: 16,584 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU716394 Administration District: East Hampshire Shire county: Hampshire Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Hampshire Historic county: Hampshire Services Police force: Hampshire Constabulary Ambulance: South Central Post office and telephone Post town: GUILDFORD...

The town also lies at the western end of the Greensand Ridge, a sandstone ridge running through Hampshire, Surrey and Kent. The Greensand Ridge is the name given to the sandstone ridge running through Hampshire, Surrey and Kent. ...

Within the town is Petersfield Heath, a large area of heathland with a lake which offers boating and fishing amongst its activities. Heaths are anthropogenic habitats found primarily in northern and western Europe, where they have been created by thousands of years of human clearance of natural forest vegetation by grazing and burning on mainly infertile acidic soils. ...

In the High Street is the Physic Garden, which is a recreation of a 17th century herb garden. It is open to the public nearly every day of the year.

Cinema and theatre

Petersfield's Festival Hall shows many plays and concerts during the year, and there are plans to construct a small cinema in the building.

Pubs and bars

The George is a pub in The Square in the middle of Petersfield.

Petersfield offers a good range of public houses and bars to suit all tastes, 14 pubs in all, from historic coach stops to trendy modern bars, one nightclub and coffee houses. Image File history File links George_Petersfield. ... An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada...

Petersfield also has one nightclub, Vertigo. This building was once used as the Savoy cinema many years ago. There are plans to completely redevelop the site with a more modern building. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The King's Arms is the local youth club for the young people of the town as is situated near the town centre The Kings Arms is a youth project located in Petersfield, Hampshire, England. ...

Sport

Petersfield has a wealth of clubs and teams for most sports. Several players have gone on to lead successful professional sporting careers, such as footballer Maik Taylor and the widely acclaimed international prop Nick Todd. Maik Taylor (born September 4, 1971 in Hildesheim, Germany) is a Northern Irish football player. ...

There are various sports venues, such as the Taro Centre, a leisure centre containing swimming pools, squash courts, a gymnasium and other facilities. The town also has tennis courts, an open air pool, and many playing fields and local golf courses.

Teams

• Association Football - Petersfield Town F.C.
• Cricket - Petersfield Cricket Club and Colts Section
• Hockey - Petersfield Hockey Club
• Rugby - Petersfield R.F.C
• Swimming -
• Running
• Squash - Petersfield Squash Club
• Tennis - Steep Lawn Tennis Club
• Archery - Bowmen of Petersfield

Petersfield Town F.C. are an English Association football (soccer) team based in Petersfield, Hampshire, England. ... Petersfield Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team based in the town of Petersfield, Hampshire, England. ...

Government

The East Hampshire District Council offices are in Petersfield. East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. ...

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The County Councillors are Samantha Payne and Michael Cartwright.

EHDC has supported the formation of the South Downs National Park, which includes Petersfield. The South Downs National Park is a proposed National Park in the South Downs region of England. ...

Transport

The Winchester bus picks up passengers from Petersfield town centre.

Petersfield is located on the mainline rail link (the Portsmouth Direct Line) between Portsmouth and London. It is served by Petersfield railway station. Image File history File links Bus_in_Petersfield. ... The Portsmouth Direct Line is a service operated by South West Trains between runs from London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour. ... Petersfield railway station is a railway station serving the market town of Petersfield, Hampshire, England. ...

The main road (the A3) link between Portsmouth and London used to go through Petersfield, before the bypass was built round the north side of the town. Another major road, the A272, runs through Petersfield on its route between Winchester, Hampshire's County Town, and Heathfield, East Sussex. The A3 near Liphook The A3 is a trunk road in Southern England, connecting London to Portsmouth. ... The A272 is a British road which runs from Winchester in the west to Poundford in the east. ... Winchester Cathedral as seen from the Cathedral Close Arms of Winchester City Council Winchester is a city in southern England, and the administrative capital of the county of Hampshire, with a population of around 35,000. ... A county town is the capital of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom. ... The Parish of Heathfield and Waldron is in East Sussex, some 16 miles from the coastal town of Eastbourne and 17 miles from the historic spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent. ...

Schools

State schools

The local state secondary school is The Petersfield School, usually referred to as 'TPS'. Primary schools in the area include Petersfield Infant School, Sheet Primary School and Herne Junior School. There are also a number of schools in the surrounding areas of Petersfield, which feed into the Petersfield secondary schools. These schools include Langrish Primary school, East Meon Primary School, West Meon Primary School, Steep Primary School and Buriton Primary School. The Petersfield School is located in Petersfield, in southern England. ... Sheet Primary School is located in the village of Sheet on the edge Petersfield, in southern England. ...

Public schools

The town and ithe surrounding villages are home to several renowned independent schools. public school Churcher's College is located in Petersfield, and counts Tim Rodber and Tiny Rowland amongst its alumni. Ditcham Park School is situated just outside the town, and Bedales School is located in the neighbouring village of Steep. Former Bedales pupils include the Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day Lewis and pop singer Lily Allen. Public school in the United Kingdom is a label applied to certain fee-paying independent schools in England and Wales; in Scotland and Ireland it is heard less often in this sense (and indeed in Scotland the phrase has long been an alternative name for council schools in the state... Churchers College is an English public school - that is, an independent, fee-paying school which is a member of the Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference (HMC). ... Tim Rodber (born July 2, 1969) is an English rugby union player. ... Roland Tiny Rowland Roland Tiny Rowland (1917 - 1998) was a British businessman and chairman of the Lonrho conglomerate from 1962 to 1994. ... Ditcham Park School is an independent, selective, co-educational school set in the secluded countryside of Hampshire, overlooking the South Downs. ... Bedales School is a public school with a progressive ethos located in the village of Steep, near Petersfield, Hampshire, England. ... Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born April 29, 1957) is a British actor. ... Lily Rose Beatrice Allen[1] (born May 2, 1985) is an English pop artist, currently signed to Regal/Parlophone (EMI), and known for songs such as Smile and LDN. She is the daughter of actor/comedian/musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. ...

Formerly, Morton House School was located in the town centre. In 1993 it was purchased by Churcher's College to become the Churcher's College Junior School, however, the school's success meant it soon outgrew these premises and has since relocated to Liphook. Morton House School was a British Public School, that is an independent fee-paying school, situated in the town of Petersfield, Hampshire, England. ... Liphook is a large village in Hampshire, England. ...

Local media

Petersfield has two weekly newspapers, Petersfield Post and Petersfield Herald. Delta FM is the local radio station and has been transmitting to Petersfield since 2003 after many years of campaigning. The Petersfield Post is a paid-for local tabloid newspaper based in Petersfield, Hampshire. ... The Petersfield Herald is a paid-for broadsheet newspaper based in Petersfield, Hampshire, and published every Friday. ... Delta FM is a United Kingdom local radio station. ...

Commerce, business, industry

Main employment is in shops and offices in the town centre and farms in nearby villages, while there is a large number of commuters to London and Portsmouth. Light industry tends to be concentrated in the Bedford Road estate on the west side of Petersfield. Here is a list of some organizations with a significant presence in Petersfield:

• Corrie Fences
• Criterion Assurance
• East Hampshire District Council has its offices on the east side of Petersfield.
• Neural Technologies
• TEWS Engineering
• TalkFreely LTD

The Henry Willis organ factory has been pulled down and all production moved to Liverpool. The Estee Lauder (cosmetics company) factory relocated to Fareham in 2005. Compassion in World Farming moved to nearby Godalming in 2007. Henry Willis (born: 27th April 1821, London - died: 11th February 1901, London) was a British orgainst turned organ maker. ... Liverpool skyline. ... Estée Lauder Companies Inc. ... Arms of Fareham Borough Council Fareham Creek today, looking towards Gosport The market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly in the centre of the South Hampshire conurbation. ... CIWFs Offices in Petersfield, Hampshire Compassion In World Farming is a European based animal welfare charitable organisation, which has branches in the United Kingdom, China and Ireland. ... The Pepperpot, Godalmings former town hall. ...

Geography

Petersfield is located at 51°00′00″N, 00°56′00″W (51.0000, -0.9333)¹. Image File history File links Petersfield_mile_plaque. ... A gazetteer is a geographic dictionary index; a combination atlas/almanac. ...

Petersfield is situated on the northern border of the South Downs, and Butser Hill, the highest point on the downs is only 3 miles from the town.

Weather and climate

Being situated in a dip, with Butser Hill and Harting Hill to the south, and Stoner Hill to the north, the weather in Petersfield can be quite different from the weather over the hill. In particular, there tends to be more fog than on the other side.

External links

• Petersfield/ Infant School
• East Hampshire District Council
• Sheet Primary School
• myPetersfield: what makes life worth living in the Petersfield region?
• Hugh Sandeman's blog: a local town councillor
• Petersfield Bear museum
• Petersfield School - Senior school
• Churcher's College - Independent public school
• Petersfield United Reformed Church