East Hampshire
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"East Hants" redirects here. For the municipality in Nova Scotia, see Municipality of the District of East Hants.
For the UK parliament constituency, see East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency).
East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Petersfield, although the largest town is Alton. The district also contains the town of Bordon along with many villages and surrounding rural areas.
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East Hampshire | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | South East England |
Non-metropolitan county | Hampshire |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | Petersfield |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | East Hampshire District Council |
• MPs | Damian Hinds Flick Drummond |
Area | |
• Total | 198.6 sq mi (514.4 km2) |
• Rank | 76th (of 296) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 126,199 |
• Rank | 187th (of 296) |
• Density | 640/sq mi (250/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 24UC (ONS) E07000085 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | SU7659323528 |
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Parts of the district lie within the South Downs National Park. The neighbouring districts are Havant, Winchester, Basingstoke and Deane, Hart, Waverley and Chichester.