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 miles
- Swindon 21.8 miles
- Basingstoke 18 miles
- Eastleigh 24.2 miles
- Eastleigh Town 25 miles
- Winchester 18.8 miles
- Salisbury 20.7 miles
- Andover 6.7 miles
- Newbury 10.4 miles
- Didcot 23.5 miles
- Thatcham 12.4 miles
- Wantage 19.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Vernham Street and Little Down Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Linkenholt Parish 1.4 miles
- Buttermere Parish 2.1 miles
- Bourne Valley Ward 2.4 miles
- Tidcombe and Fosbury Parish 2.5 miles
- Faccombe Parish 2.5 miles
- Hurstbourne Tarrant Built-up area 3 miles
- Tangley Parish 3.1 miles
- Chute Parish 3.1 miles
- Combe Parish 3.2 miles
- Chute Forest Parish 3.7 miles
- Ham Built-up area 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Vernhams Dean
SP11 0JL, SP11 0HD, SP11 0JZ, SP11 0JR, SP11 0LQ, SP11 0EJ, SP11 0LA, SP11 0LF, SP11 0LP … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 25.7 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 39.4 miles
- Bedwyn Railway Station 6.3 miles
- Andover Railway Station 6.8 miles
Hotels near Vernhams Dean Ad
- The Furze Bush Inn 6.2 miles
- The Coat and Bear 4 9.9 miles
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 9.3 miles
- The Retreat, Elcot Park 4 8.3 miles
- The Three Swans Hotel, Hungerford, Berkshire 4 7.3 miles
- The Bear Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 7.5 miles
- The Star and Garter 4 7.2 miles
- The White Hart 2 9.1 miles
Schools in Vernhams Dean
- Vernham Dean Gillum's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ramridge House Estate 6.7 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 7.2 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 9.2 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 10.6 miles
- Oakley Hall Estate 13.8 miles
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 14.9 miles
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 15.3 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 16.2 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 16.6 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 16.8 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 17.1 miles
- Milestones Museum 17.3 miles