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Ropley is quite a large village
that lies some eight miles south west of Alton and it is said that it
once supplied honey for William the Conqueror's Mead. The church has
seen a lot of restoration but it still has evidence of work six or seven
centuries ago. The font is 15th century and thee is an Elizabethan
chalice. It has a wooden tower and a tiled cap and is abut 700 years
old. There is thought that the Pilgrims Way from Winchester to Canterbury may have passed through the parish via Gascoigne Lane and Brislands Lane.
Today the centre of the village is off of the A31 trunk road and has a couple of shops and Post Office, school, the Parish hall and the Church. On the A31 though there are two pubs The Anchor and The Chequers, Dene Stores and a garage and car showroom. Further up the hill are the sheds and station of the Mid Hants Railway (The Watercress Line) with its steam locomotives plying between Alton and Alresford. IMAGES OF ROPLEY
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