Vernhams Dean
Parish in Test Valley, Hampshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.31, -1.506 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 34 56 |
Vernhams Dean is a small, dispersed community in the north‑west of Test Valley in Hampshire, England, lying near the county boundary with Wiltshire. The settlement sits amid rolling downland and mixed farmland, its name reflecting the valley setting, and is valued for its quiet, rural character and accessible countryside for walkers.
Historically rooted in agriculture, the local economy remains largely farming‑based, although many residents now commute to nearby centres such as Andover. The village is marked by older cottages and farmsteads and a lively small‑scale social life centred on community events and the village hall, with an emphasis on conservation and rural traditions.
Postcode districts covering Vernhams Dean
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Swindon 21.8 miles35 km
- Basingstoke 18 miles28.9 km
- Eastleigh 24.2 miles39 km
- Eastleigh Town 25 miles40.2 km
- Winchester 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Salisbury 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Andover 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Newbury 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Didcot 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Thatcham 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Wantage 19.6 miles31.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Vernham Street and Little Down Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Linkenholt Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Buttermere Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bourne Valley Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Tidcombe and Fosbury Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Faccombe Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Hurstbourne Tarrant Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Tangley Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Chute Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Combe Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Chute Forest Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- Ham Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in Vernhams Dean
SP11 0JX, SP11 0EF, SP11 0LA, SP11 0LL, SP11 0LE, SP11 0EN, SP11 0JY, SP11 0EJ, SP11 0LG … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 25.7 miles41.3 km
- Bournemouth Airport 39.4 miles63.4 km
- Bedwyn Railway Station 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Andover Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
Hotels near Vernhams Dean Ad
- The Furze Bush Inn 6.2 miles10 km
- The Coat and Bear 4 9.9 miles16 km
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 9.3 miles15 km
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The Bear Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Star and Garter 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Best Western Andover 7.5 miles12 km
- The White Hart 2 9.1 miles14.6 km
Schools in Vernhams Dean
- Vernham Dean Gillum's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ramridge House Estate 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Oakley Hall Estate 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 16.2 miles26 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 16.6 miles26.6 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Milestones Museum 17.3 miles27.8 km