Catherington
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| Catherington | |
  Catherington shown within Hampshire |
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| Population | c. 3900 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Catherington |
| District | East Hampshire |
| Shire county | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WATERLOOVILLE |
| Postcode district | PO8 |
| Dialling code | 023 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | East Hampshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Hampshire | |
Catherington is a village in Hampshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Horndean, located between Waterlooville and Petersfield.
The surrounding villages are Horndean, Cowplain and Clanfield.
It is in the very south of the district of East Hampshire. It has a semi-rural character.
It is situated is about 10 miles north of Portsmouth and eight miles south of Petersfield and sits to the just west of the main A3 road. It is in the far east of the county of Hampshire.
The population of Catherington is c. 3900 (estimated 1998).
Catherington is not very large. It has a church, All Saints Church, in the churchyard of which is the tomb of Admiral Sir Charles Napier and a monument to another Admiral, Sir Christopher Cradock, as well as the tomb of the actor Edmund Kean. Attached to the church is a hall attached and there is a public house, Farmer Inn. There is also a primary school, Catherington C of E Infant School and Kingscourt School, a private school. There is also a pond. There is a car park for access to Catherington Down.
Catherington is within the new boundaries of Horndean parish.
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[edit] Politics
Catherington is in the East Hampshire constituency for elections to the House of Commons and the South East England constituency for elections to the European Parliament.
[edit] Community, and sport
Catherington main community centre is the Church Hall (Used by the Scouts).
[edit] Papers
The local newspapers and publications are
- Meon Valley News (Free)
- Petersfield Herald
- The News
[edit] Business
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[edit] Gallery
 Catherington Infant School |
 All Saints Church |
 Catherington main street with the Farmer Inn |
