Curdridge | |
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Curdridge Church | |
Location within Hampshire | |
Population | 1,398 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SU5277113792 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SOUTHAMPTON |
Postcode district | SO32 |
Dialling code | 01489 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Curdridge is a village and civil parish within the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. The parish also contains the similarly named village of Curbridge. The village has a small school.[2] The parish is located eight miles to the east of Southampton[2] and had a population of 1,292 people in 473 households in the 2001 census,[3] the population increasing to 1,398 in 520 households at the 2011 Census.[1] Curdridge is also known for its annual Curdridge Country Show that takes place in a field off Reading Room Lane [4]
Although named after the nearby village of Botley, Botley railway station is actually located in the civil parish of Curdridge.[5]