Ditcham

Ditcham
Ditcham
	North Lodge
	Ditcham Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU7381820365
District	East Hampshire;
Shire county	Hampshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Petersfield
Postcode district	GU31 5
Dialling code	01420
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
	List of places UK England Hampshire 50°58′41″N 0°57′00″W / 50.977970°N 0.9499°W

Ditcham is a hamlet in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. The hamlet lies on the Hampshire-West Sussex border. Its nearest town is Petersfield, which lies approximately 3.5 miles (5.9 km) north from the hamlet.

Ditcham is in the Buriton and East Meon ward of East Hampshire Council and the Petersfield Butser division of Hampshire County Council.

History

At the time of the Domesday Book, Ditcham was part of the manor of Mapledurham. At the Reformation, Henry VIII passed the Ditcham estate to Sir William Fitzwilliam, and it later passed to the Cowper and Coles families.^[1]

The Coles family built the country house Ditcham Park, which was burned down in 1888 and was subsequently rebuilt by Reginald Blomfield for Lawrence Cave. The Cave family also built the Roman Catholic church of St. Lawrence, in Station Road, Petersfield. Ditcham Park is now the home of Ditcham Park School, an independent day school.

References

^ Page, William, ed. (1908). "Parishes: Buriton, in A History of the County of Hampshire". London: British History Online. pp. 85–93. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

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[1] Page, William, ed. (1908). "Parishes: Buriton, in A History of the County of Hampshire". London: British History Online. pp. 85–93. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

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