Ropley

Coordinates: 51°04′59″N 1°04′43″W / 51.08305°N 1.07855°W / 51.08305; -1.07855

Ropley is a village and large civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It has an acreage of 4,684 acres (18.96 km²), situated 4 miles (6.4 km) east from Alresford, with Ropley Dean served by a station just over 1 mile (1.6 km) from the village shops. It is 6.7 miles (10.8 km) southwest of Alton, just off the A31 road. It lies within the diocese of Winchester.

The ancient Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury passes through the village. It is distinguished by its general absence of pavements in favour of boundary walls, hedges and mature trees.

History

In the Domesday Book Ropley was part of the "Hundred of Bishops Sutton" (or "Ashley"). Ropley is noted as having provided the honey for William the Conqueror's mead.

There are numerous old buildings in the village:

The post office was opened in 1851 when the population was 818. In 1870, the population was 796

St Peter's Church of England church lies in the village. Its World War I memorial lists 40 people who died whilst the World War II tablet lists a further 10 people. The Grade-II listed church was severely damaged by a major fire on 19 June 2014 which gutted the building and destroyed the roof.