| Coordinates: | 51.096, -0.943 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SU 74 33 |
| Population: | 540 |
| Dialling code: | 01420 (Alton) |
Selborne is a small village in East Hampshire, Hampshire, England, tucked into a chalk valley at the foot of the beech‑clad slopes known locally as The Hangers. The surrounding landscape of commons and downland, including Selborne Common, is a designated SSSI and popular with walkers following routes such as the Hangers Way, while the nearby market towns of Alton and Petersfield provide local services.
The village is best known for its links to the 18th‑century naturalist Gilbert White and his house and museum, and for the Oates family connection commemorated locally, which together make Selborne a modest tourism and heritage hub amid an otherwise agricultural community. Its historic church, village green and nature‑rich surroundings give it a distinctly rural, historically layered character.
Postcode districts covering Selborne
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 24.3 miles
- Southampton 23.2 miles
- Portsmouth 20.1 miles
- Basingstoke 13.3 miles
- Woking 21.5 miles
- Bracknell 23.2 miles
- Guildford 19.1 miles
- Gosport 21.9 miles
- Waterlooville 15.8 miles
- Bognor Regis 24.4 miles
- Aldershot 13.1 miles
- Farnborough 15.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Newton Valence Parish 1.9 miles
- Upper Farringdon Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Worldham Parish 2.3 miles
- Oakhanger Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Blackmoor Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Hawkley Parish 2.4 miles
- Lower Farringdon Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Farringdon Parish 2.6 miles
- East Tisted Parish 2.7 miles
- Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham Ward 2.7 miles
- East Worldham Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Greatham Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Selborne
GU34 3JH, GU34 3JL, GU34 3JN, GU34 3DB, GU34 3JE, GU34 3LE, GU34 3BZ, GU34 3LB, GU34 3JP … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 20.6 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 33.4 miles
- Alton Railway Station 4 miles
- Liss Railway Station 4.2 miles
Hotels near Selborne Ad
- The Trooper Inn 4 4 miles
- Swan Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- The Hawkley Inn 2.8 miles
- Alton House Hotel 3 4 miles
- Swan Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- The Market Hotel 5 3.9 miles
- Champneys Forest Mere Hotel 3 5.5 miles
- Old Thorns Golf Resort and Spa Hampshire by Accor 4 5 miles
- The Crown Hotel 3.9 miles
- The Jolly Drover 4 5.4 miles
Schools in Selborne
- Selborne C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Borden Wood Forest 7.5 miles
- Cairn Wood Forest 7.6 miles
- Jungle Wood Forest 7.7 miles
- Jamia Ahmadiyya UK College 8.9 miles
- The Farnum Museum Museum 10.1 miles
- Waverley Abbey Archaeological site 10.5 miles
- Dogmersfield House Estate 10.8 miles
- The Grange Country house 11.2 miles
- Britty Wood Forest 12.5 miles
- Recreation Ground Stadium 13.3 miles
- Milestones Museum 13.9 miles
- Foxall Wood Forest 13.9 miles