Faccombe
Parish in Test Valley, Hampshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.315, -1.448 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 38 57 |
Faccombe is a small rural village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, set on the chalk downland of the North Wessex Downs AONB close to the border with Wiltshire. The parish sits amid rolling fields, mixed woodland and walking country, with a patchwork of farms and larger estate land offering expansive views and a sense of remoteness despite being within reasonable reach of towns such as Andover.
Historically centred on agriculture and estate management, Faccombe combines a small, close‑knit community with country pursuits, conservation interests and some tourism and leisure activities (walking, riding and shooting on private land). The village retains historic features such as its parish church and traditional cottages, and its economy and social life are shaped by farming, estate businesses and a steady flow of visitors seeking rural tranquillity.
Postcode districts covering Faccombe
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Swindon 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Basingstoke 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Eastleigh 24 miles38.5 km
- Eastleigh Town 24.8 miles40 km
- Winchester 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Salisbury 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Andover 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Newbury 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Didcot 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Thatcham 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Wantage 18.9 miles30.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Linkenholt Parish 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Ashmansworth Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Combe Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Vernham Street and Little Down Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Vernhams Dean Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Hurstbourne Tarrant Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Bourne Valley Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- East Woodhay Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- West Woodhay Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Buttermere Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Woolton Hill and Highclere Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Ball Hill Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
Example postcodes in Faccombe
SP11 0DT, SP11 0DU, SP11 0DR, SP11 0DP, SP11 0DX, SP11 0DS, SP11 0DY, SP11 0EG, SP11 0DZ
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 25.5 miles41.1 km
- Bournemouth Airport 40.8 miles65.6 km
- Kintbury Railway Station 6 miles9.7 km
- Whitchurch Railway Station 7.2 miles11.6 km
Hotels near Faccombe Ad
- The Furze Bush Inn 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The Coat and Bear 4 7.9 miles12.6 km
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 7.6 miles12.2 km
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 7.4 miles12 km
- The Bear Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 7.6 miles12.3 km
- The Star and Garter 4 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Best Western Andover 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The White Hart 2 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Donnington Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 9.1 miles14.7 km
Local points of interest
- Ramridge House Estate 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 9.3 miles15 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 11.2 miles18 km
- Oakley Hall Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Milestones Museum 14.9 miles24 km
- The Vyne Historic site 15.5 miles25 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 17.1 miles27.6 km
- The Grange Country house 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 17.6 miles28.3 km