Curdridge

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title: "Curdridge" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["city-of-winchester", "civil-parishes-in-hampshire", "villages-in-hampshire"] description: "Village and parish in Hampshire, England" topic_path: "general/city-of-winchester" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curdridge" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village and parish in Hampshire, England ::

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Field	Value
official_name	Curdridge
static_image_name	Curdridge Church - geograph.org.uk - 31744.jpg
static_image_caption	Curdridge Church
coordinates
population	1,398
population_ref	(2011)
os_grid_reference	SU5277113792
civil_parish	Curdridge
shire_district	City of Winchester
shire_county	Hampshire
region	South East England
country	England
post_town	SOUTHAMPTON
postcode_area	SO
postcode_district	SO32
dial_code	01489
constituency_westminster	Hamble Valley
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|official_name = Curdridge |static_image_name = Curdridge Church - geograph.org.uk - 31744.jpg |static_image_caption = Curdridge Church |coordinates = |population = 1,398 |population_ref = (2011) |os_grid_reference = SU5277113792 |civil_parish = Curdridge |shire_district = City of Winchester |shire_county = Hampshire |region = South East England |country = England |post_town = SOUTHAMPTON |postcode_area = SO |postcode_district = SO32 |dial_code = 01489 |constituency_westminster = Hamble Valley 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. The parish is located eight miles to the east of Southampton and had a population of 1,292 people in 473 households in the 2001 census, the population increasing to 1,398 in 520 households at the 2011 Census. Curdridge is also known for its annual Curdridge Country Show that takes place in a field off Reading Room Lane

Although named after the nearby village of Botley, Botley railway station is actually located in the civil parish of Curdridge.

History

On 11 February 2024, a large fire destroyed a historic mansion in the village. No injuries were reported.

Geography

The village of Curdridge itself is 2.0 km (1.25 mi) northeast of Botley, and is on the B3051 road. The A334 passes through the southern portion of the parish. Travelling from west to east the A334 enters the parish as it crosses the River Hamble near Botley. It exits the parish, 1.75 km (1.09 mi) later as it crosses Kitnocks Gully immediately east of Lake Road. The B3051 forks off the A334 100m northeast of Botley railway station. The B3051 carries on in a generally northeast direction for approximately 2.9 km (1.8 mi) exiting the parish 100m northeast of Harfield Bungalow. Within the parish the B3051 is named Botley Road. Curdridge Lane is a road, generally wider than 4m, which crosses the parish west to east. Curdridge Lane begins at the B3051 junction with Calcot Lane. Curdridge Lane passes The Cricketers Public House, crosses the course of an old Roman road and marks the boundary of the parish for approximately 190 m (620 ft), before it makes a complete change of direction and leaves the parish at Yew Tree Farm.

Governance

The village is part of the civil parish of Curdridge and is part of the Owslebury and Curdridge ward of the City of Winchester non-metropolitan district, and the Meon Valley division of Hampshire County Council.

Church

The village Church is the church of St Peter.

Folklore and local legends

The local legends of two women with tragic lives are often mixed and confused in the village's folklore.

Kitty Nocks

According to local legend, Kitnocks Hill, on the Wickham road, takes its name from a young girl called Kitty Nocks, or some variation thereof, who drowned, either by suicide or accident while eloping with a lover of whom her father did not approve. Her ghost, reportedly seen by locals returning from Southampton on the bus, is now said to haunt the top of the hill.

Kate Hunt

According to local legend, Mill Hill on the Botley road was, in the 17th century, home to an elderly witch called Kate Hunt, who moved felled trees with magic, rode to Bishops Waltham on a farm gate and changed into a white hare. The elderly woman was found dead after locals from Pink Mead Farm shot the hare with a silver coin.

References

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
2. "Hampshire's Local Pages:Curdridge".
3. "# 2001 Census: Key Statistics". [[Office for National Statistics]].
4. "The Curdridge Country Show".
5. "Election Maps". [[Ordnance Survey]].
6. "Property destroyed by large fire". BBC News.
7. (12 February 2024). "Mansion in Hampshire village badly damaged by large fire".
8. [http://streetmap.co.uk/idld.srf?x=452503&y=111496&z=120&sv=452503,111496&st=4&mapp=idld.srf&dn=826&ax=452503&ay=111496&lm=0 Street map]
9. (2008). "legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire - sheet 1309". [[Hampshire County Council]].
10. (30 April 2022). "Your Councillors".
11. (2010). "Containing areas from mapit.mysociety.org".
12. (2018). "The Buildings of England Hampshire: South". Yale University Press.
13. (2011). "Hampshire and Isle of Wight Folk Tales". The History Press.

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