Towns & cities · South East England
Odiham
Odiham — village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hook · 3.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Odiham is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 4,959 people. Address: RG29. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.2457°, -0.9478°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Odiham ( ) is a large historic village and civil parish in the Hart district of Hampshire, England. It has been twinned with Sourdeval in the Manche Department of France since 1993. The 2011 population was 4,406. The parish in 1851 had an area of 7,354 acres with 50 acres covered by water. The nearest railway station is at Hook, on the South West main line. The village had its own hundred, named The Hundred of Odiham. The village is situated slightly south of the M3 motorway and approximately midway between the north Hampshire towns of Fleet and Basingstoke, some 37 miles (59.5 km) north-northeast of Southampton and 43 miles (69 km) southwest of London. RAF Odiham, home of the Royal Air Force's Chinook heavy lift helicopter fleet, lies to the south of the village.
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Background
History
The first written record of Odiham's existence is in the Domesday Book (1086), where it appears with its current spelling, although the spellings Odiam and Wudiham have sometimes been used since.
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- Coordinates
- 51.2457, -0.9478
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- Hart
- Parish
- Odiham
- Postcode
- RG29
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Hampshire
- Population
- 4,959
- Nearest railway station
- Hook — 3.9 km
- Official site
- www.odiham.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q928816 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Odiham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: High Street, Odiham - geograph.org.uk - 956256.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Odiham?
- Odiham is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RG29), in the parish of Odiham.
- Is Odiham free to visit?
- Yes, Odiham is free to enter.
- How do I get to Odiham?
- The nearest railway station is Hook, about 3.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RG29.