page_title: Bradley, Hampshire
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Bradley, Hampshire / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Down Lane A byway, part of the Oxdrove route. A well-surfaced track for the most part here running north-east between two large arable fields.
context_page_description: Bradley is a small village and civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Alton, which lies 5.4 miles southeast from the village, although Basingstoke lies 6.6 miles to the north. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 202 people. The parish covers an area of 975 acres, of which 149 acres is woodland and its highest point is 170 metres above sea level. It contains no hamlets.
  The village was first mentioned in a charter made by Edward the Elder in 909, and was confirmed to be part of Overton at the time of the Domesday Survey. Bradley later became a separate manor and passed through several families throughout the centuries. The village contains a total of seven Grade II listed buildings, and one Grade II* listed building—the Church of All Saints. Other listed buildings include three large farmhouses and a K6 telephone box which sits beside the village pond. Its nearest railway station is at Alton, approximately 5 miles away.
context_section_description: Bradley lies in the extreme south-eastern corner of the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire in South East England. Although its nearest town is Alton, which lies 5.4 miles (8.7 km) to the south-east, Basingstoke is situated 6.6 miles (10.6 km) to the north. The parish covers an area of 975 acres (395 ha) and has a spot height of 170 metres (560 ft) above sea level. From 1905, the landscape was well wooded and contained 149 acres (60 ha) of woods and plantations as compared with only 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) of fertile land and a further 9 acres (3.6 ha) of permanent grass. Since 1960, much of Bradley Wood has been cut down with the remainder being transferred into the Home Farm Woodland Trust park, in Bentworth. Woods in the area include Preston Oak Hills, Brick Kiln Copse, Down Wood, Bradley Wood, and the Coombe Plantation. The parish contains no hamlets, and much of it borders Bentworth.
caption: A track leading into the interior of Down Wood.
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