Holybourne

Holybourne is a small village in Hampshire, England, near the town of Alton. It has a population of around 1,500.

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Holybourne is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086.

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English author Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) bought a house in Holybourne in 1865. She died suddenly when visiting the house on 12 November 1865.

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Hampshire: Hampshire (abbr. Hants) is a county on the south coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county borders (clockwise from West), Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey and West Sussex. The county is 1,455 square miles (3,769 km²) in size and at its widest points is approximately 55 miles (90 k...

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