Towns & cities · West Midlands
Hampton
Hampton — village in Worcestershire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Evesham · 1.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Hampton is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Worcestershire, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.0875°, -1.9658°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Hampton is an area of Evesham in Worcestershire, England having formerly been a separate village. It is linked to the nearby town of Evesham by the ancient Hampton Ferry. It was a string of small hamlets on the same side of the Avon: Great Hampton, Bengeworth station, Eastwick, and Little Hampton.
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Background
History
The name Hampton derives from the Old English hēahtūn meaning 'high settlement'. The area around Hampton was historically part of the lands of Evesham Abbey. The current parish church, St Andrew's, dates to the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.0875, -1.9658
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Wychavon
- Parish
- Evesham
- Postcode
- WR11 2PJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham
- Nearest railway station
- Evesham — 1.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q653565 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hampton, Worcestershire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Hampton Parish Church.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hampton?
- Hampton is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WR11 2PJ), in the parish of Evesham.
- Is Hampton a protected site?
- Yes — Hampton is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Hampton free to visit?
- Yes, Hampton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hampton?
- The nearest railway station is Evesham, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WR11 2PJ.