Melchet Park and Plaitford
Parish in Test Valley, Hampshire, England
| Coordinates: | 50.986, -1.605 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 27 20 |
| Dialling code: | 01794 (Romsey) |
Melchet Park and Plaitford is a small, predominantly rural civil parish in Test Valley, Hampshire, England, set in attractive lowland countryside of woodlands, parkland and farmland. The area is dominated by a historic country estate and scattered hamlets rather than a single large village, and it sits within easy reach of the market towns of Romsey and Salisbury, with the open spaces of the New Forest and surrounding rolling agricultural landscape close by.
Locally the parish has a quietly residential and agricultural character: farming, estate activities, equestrian uses and small rural businesses underpin the economy, while many residents commute to nearby towns. There are also layers of local history visible in the designed parkland and older farmsteads, and social life tends to revolve around neighbouring villages and town amenities, country walking and community events rather than large in‑parish services.
Postcode districts covering Melchet Park and Plaitford
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 10.2 miles16.3 km
- Bournemouth 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Poole 23.8 miles38.2 km
- Gosport 23.3 miles37.4 km
- Fareham 20.4 miles32.9 km
- Eastleigh 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Eastleigh Town 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Winchester 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Salisbury 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Christchurch 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Andover 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Totton 6.3 miles10.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Plaitford Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- West Wellow Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Wellow Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Landford Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Sherfield English Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Landford and Nomansland Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Blackhill Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Blackwater Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Newtown Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- East Wellow Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Whiteparish Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Shootash Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Melchet Park and Plaitford
SO51 6EF, SO51 6HH, SO51 6ZR, SO51 6EJ, SO51 6EH, SO51 6EE, SO51 6ER, SO51 6EN, SO51 6FS … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Bournemouth Airport 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Dean Railway Station 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Mottisfont & Dunbridge Railway Station 4.2 miles6.7 km
Hotels near Melchet Park and Plaitford Ad
- New Forest Lodge 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- The White Horse Hotel, Romsey, Hampshire 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Shirley Apartments, Cozy Studio, Self Check in, 10 Min Drive to City Centre, Walking to Redbridge Train Station 3 7.3 miles11.8 km
- The Stag Hotel 3 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Pilgrim Inn 3 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Southampton - West 3 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Trusty Servant 6 miles9.7 km
- Ormonde House Hotel 3 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Crown Manor House Hotel 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Riverside 4 9.9 miles16 km
Schools in Melchet Park and Plaitford
- St Edward's School Independent - special
Local points of interest
- Embley House Estate 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Paultons Park Estate 4.3 miles7 km
- Broadlands Country house 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Norman Court Estate 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Castle Malwood Estate 5.9 miles9.5 km
- New Forest Forest 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Hursley Park Estate 9.5 miles15.3 km
- West Quay Shopping centre 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Silverlake Stadium Stadium 10.4 miles16.7 km
- St Mary's Stadium Stadium 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Hythe Marina Marina 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 11.9 miles19.1 km