Liphook

Liphook is a large village in Hampshire, England.

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Liphook grew as a coach stop on the London - Portsmouth route prior to the invention of trains and automobiles. Today Liphook is located on both the main road (A3) and rail (Portsmouth Direct Line) links between the two cities. Liphook is served by Liphook railway station.

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Liphook is the location of the renowned public school Churcher's College Junior school, (the Senior school being located in nearby Petersfield). The site previously housed Littlefield school, which was bought by Churcher's and converted. Liphook is also the home of Bohunt School, a well regarded secondary state school.

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Liphook is part of the parliamentary constituency of East Hampshire. Its Member of Parliament is Michael Mates, a member of the Conservative Party.

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During both World War I and II Liphook was the base for many Canadian troops. Many roads in Liphook have Canadian place names to commemorate the armed forces of that country that trained in this area during the First and Second World Wars.

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During the hot summer of 1983, Liphook hit the headlines as the hottest spot in the United Kingdom, but some of the temperature readings were claimed to be unnaturally high and are not universally accepted.

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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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