Vernham Street and Little Down
Built-up area in Test Valley, Hampshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.318, -1.5 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 34 57 |
Vernham Street is a small rural village in the northern reaches of Test Valley, Hampshire, England, sitting close to the county borders with Wiltshire and Berkshire. It has the feel of a classic downland settlement, with a mix of brick and flint cottages, farmhouses and scattered modern homes, and sits within easy reach of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village retains a quiet, community‑centred life with local events and amenities limited by its size, and many residents commute to nearby market towns such as Andover and Hungerford for work and services.
Little Down is an even smaller hamlet on the surrounding chalk downland, characterised by working farms, riding stables and open vistas popular with walkers and riders. Its economy is rooted in agriculture and equestrian activities, and the area reflects a long rural history with farm buildings and lanes that follow old routes across the downs; being in Test Valley it also benefits from proximity to the county’s famous chalk streams such as the River Test, and from the broader landscape protection and recreational opportunities of the North Wessex Downs.
Postcode districts covering Vernham Street and Little Down
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 24 miles38.7 km
- Swindon 21.5 miles34.5 km
- Basingstoke 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Eastleigh 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Winchester 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Salisbury 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Andover 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Newbury 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Didcot 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Thatcham 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Wantage 19 miles30.7 km
- Grove 20.3 miles32.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Vernhams Dean Parish 0.6 miles1 km
- Linkenholt Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Buttermere Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Faccombe Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Combe Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Tidcombe and Fosbury Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Bourne Valley Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Hurstbourne Tarrant Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Ham Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Chute Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Tangley Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Shalbourne Built-up area 3.8 miles6.2 km
Example postcodes in Vernham Street and Little Down
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 26.1 miles42.1 km
- Bournemouth Airport 40 miles64.4 km
- Bedwyn Railway Station 6 miles9.7 km
- Kintbury Railway Station 6.3 miles10.1 km
Hotels near Vernham Street and Little Down Ad
- The Furze Bush Inn 5.7 miles9.1 km
- The Coat and Bear 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 8.7 miles14.1 km
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- The Bear Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 7 miles11.2 km
- The Star and Garter 4 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Best Western Andover 8 miles12.8 km
- The White Hart 2 9.2 miles14.8 km
- The Chequers Hotel 4 9.7 miles15.5 km
Local points of interest
- Wolf Hall Historic site 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Ramridge House Estate 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Oakley Hall Estate 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Milestones Museum 17.1 miles27.5 km