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Leckford st nicholas church
The church of St. Nicholas at Leckford, Hampshire, England. September 2024.
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Leckford
A3057 through Leckford (geograph 3479414 ).jpg
A3057 through Leckford village centre
Leckford is located in Hampshire
Leckford
Leckford
Population 133 (2011 census)
OS grid reference SU374377
Civil parish
  • Leckford
District
  • Test Valley
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town STOCKBRIDGE
Postcode district SO20
Dialling code 01264
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
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51°08′14″N 1°27′53″W / 51.137269°N 1.464659°W / 51.137269; -1.464659

Leckford is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It lies on the eastern bank of the River Test just to the south of its confluence with the River Anton, to the east of Longstock and south of Chilbolton.

The parish church, St Nicholas's, has a 13th-century core, rebuilt in the 16th century and much restored since. Leckford was on the Andover Canal, which later became the Andover and Redbridge Railway, but did not have a station. The route through Leckford today is used by the Test Way long-distance footpath. In the Second World War, Leckford shared a boundary with Chilbolton Aerodrome, which was used by the RAF and later by US Army Air Forces.

The parish contains the Leckford Estate, owned by the John Lewis Partnership.

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