Hambledon, Hampshire
Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK place Hambledon is a small village and civil parish in the county of Hampshire in England, situated about Template:Convert north of Portsmouth within the South Downs National Park.
Hambledon is best known as the 'Cradle of Cricket'. It is thought that Hambledon Club, one of the oldest cricket clubs known, was formed about 1750. Hambledon was England's leading cricket club from about 1765 until the formation of MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) in 1787.
The famous Bat and Ball Inn in Hyden Farm Lane is next to the historic cricket ground at Broadhalfpenny Down where the Hambledon club originally played. The inn was run by Richard Nyren, who was also captain of the club. The modern Hambledon Cricket Club's ground is at Ridge Meadow, about 0Template:Convert away.
Hambledon is a rural village surrounded by fields and woods. There are about 400 households with just under 1,000 residents. The hamlet of Chidden, Template:Convert north of Hambledon, is in the parish.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The nearest villages are Clanfield, Denmead and Soberton.
Due to the climate and location Hambledon also has its very own vineyard, producing its own wine.
History
Hambledon appears in the Domesday Survey of 1086 as a manor with a mill.From 1199 to 1869, the manor of Hambledon was awarded by the monarch to the Bishop of Winchester, entitling him to the tithes and other income from the parish. During the Commonwealth, the manor was passed to the Commonwealth supporter, George Wither until the Stuart Restoration.<ref name="vch">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The parish of Hambledon also included the manors of Burwell, Denmead, Glidden and Rushmere.
Education
There is a school, Hambledon Primary School, recently rated as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted.
Religious buildings
The parish church, St Peter's and St Paul's, has elements that date back to the Saxon period.<ref name=Bailey319 /> The church was significantly expanded in the 13th century and a tower was added.<ref name=Bailey319 /> The tower was rebuilt at the start of the 17th century and most recently in 1794.<ref name=Bailey319 /> The church underwent a restoration in the 1870s.<ref name=Bailey319>Template:Cite book</ref> Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower, governor of Newfoundland, is buried in the church. The regimental colours of the Hambledon Volunteers during the Napoleonic Wars hang over the south aisle.<ref>Village website</ref> The Georgian old Vicarage is Grade II listed and noted for its fine Dutch gables.
There is also a Victorian church at Denmead, built in 1880 in medieval style. <ref name=vch />
Notable residents
The cricketer Richard Nyren played in Hambledon. Hambledon is the place of birth and death of William Lashly (1867–1940), a member of Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic expeditions. It is also the home of Sir Guy Salisbury-Jones (1896–1985), an Army general and viticulturalist, who founded the vineyard.