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Vernham Dean, Linkenholt, Upton, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Faccombe

 

one of nineteen tapestry panels covering the Borough of Test Valley
 

TOP BORDER:Badge of the Women's Institute and the Hampshire Rose; the emblem of the Game Conservancy, of which the Faccombe Estate, now some 4,000 acres, is part; ghost of a cleric haunting Conholt Hill. The sign of Manor Farm Dairy; the flag of Linkenholt Cricket Club; the special stamp to commemorate the engagement of Prince Andrew and Miss Sarah Ferguson. The crest of the Mothers' Union; the sign of the Boot Inn, now a private house; the badge of the Royal British Legion; Riding for the Disabled; Haley's Comet which appeared in 1986 (The comet is also featured in the Bayeux Tapestry). The badge of the Girl Guides' movement; the Olympic Games rings marking the 1988 games in Seoul.

 

MIDDLE SECTION:At the top, towards the left, below the cricket club flag, is St Peter's Linkenholt. Opposite, on the right is St Barnabas, Faccombe. St Mary's, Vernham Dean is seen below Linkenholt church. St Peter's, Hurstbourne Tarrant is on the right. The open country in the top left corner is the view looking out of Hampshire towards the Iron Age Hill Fort, Fosbury Camp. Just visible is Dean Cottage, while a hot air balloon sails into the sunset. The batsman is wearing the colours of Linkenholt Cricket Club whose picturesque ground is situated opposite the church. To the right of Vernham Dean church is Vernham Manor House. Between the Manor and the church on its right is The Square in Hurstbourne Tarrant. The house on the left was the village shop and post office but is now a private house. The imposing house across the road is Four Winds Cottage. The large house in the corner is the brick and flint "Always," Back Lane, Vernham Dean. On the right is the George Inn. Opposite the George is the village pump and drinking fountain. Seen through the icicles is the thatched Beeches Farmhouse. The building on the right of the icicles was the Post Office Stores at Upton. The horse in front is "Bearcone" from a local stable. In the bottom corner is Murrle Cottage with the River Swift in full flood in springtime.

 
LOWER BORDER: Ferns (from the old village name Fernham); snowdrops, hedgehog; primroses, badger and fungi, periwinkles, pheasant; dog rose, rabbit, blackberries; thistle, with the names of the five villages.

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