| Coordinates: | 51.127, -1.005 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SU 69 36 |
| Dialling code: | 01420 (Alton) |
Chawton is a small, attractive village and civil parish in East Hampshire, Hampshire, set amid rolling chalk downland close to the South Downs. It lies a short distance from Alton and within easy reach of Winchester, with a largely rural character of farms, lanes and hedgerows that give way to a handful of listed cottages and a village green.
The place is best known for its strong literary heritage: Jane Austen's House Museum occupies the cottage where Austen wrote and revised several novels, while nearby Chawton House - an Elizabethan manor now housing a library and research centre for early women’s writing - draws visitors and scholars. That cultural profile, together with conservation protections, means the local economy mixes tourism and heritage activity with traditional agriculture and a commuter population, and community life still centres on the church and village institutions such as St Nicholas Church.
Postcode districts covering Chawton
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Southampton 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Portsmouth 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Basingstoke 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Woking 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Bracknell 22.4 miles36 km
- Guildford 20.5 miles33 km
- Gosport 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Waterlooville 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Aldershot 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Farnborough 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Fareham 20.5 miles33.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Farringdon Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Lower Farringdon Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Beech Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Alton Whitedown Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Upper Farringdon Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Four Marks & Medstead Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Alton Westbrooke Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Alton Ashdell Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Four Marks Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Alton Amery Ward 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Alton Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Alton Eastbrooke Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Chawton
GU34 3HG, GU34 5GU, GU34 5ET, GU34 1SL, GU34 1SN, GU34 1SQ, GU34 5BH, GU34 5DX, GU34 3HB … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 19.6 miles31.5 km
- London Heathrow Airport 33.6 miles54 km
- Medstead and Four Marks Station 2 miles3.2 km
- Alton Railway Station 2.4 miles3.9 km
Hotels near Chawton Ad
- The Market Hotel 5 1.9 miles3.1 km
- The Hawkley Inn 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Alton House Hotel 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The Angel Hotel 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Swan Hotel, Alresford 3 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Audleys Wood Hotel 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- The Red Lion 4 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Old Thorns Hotel & Resort 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Farnham House Hotel 3 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Wheatsheaf Hotel by Greene King Inns 9.6 miles15.4 km
Schools in Chawton
- Chawton C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The Grange Country house 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Dogmersfield House Estate 9.6 miles15.5 km
- The Farnum Museum Museum 10.5 miles17 km
- Milestones Museum 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Borden Wood Forest 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Cairn Wood Forest 11 miles17.7 km
- Jungle Wood Forest 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Waverley Abbey Archaeological site 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Jamia Ahmadiyya UK College 11.8 miles19 km
- Oakley Hall Estate 12 miles19.3 km
- The Vyne Historic site 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Recreation Ground Stadium 13.7 miles22.1 km