Steep, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom


🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Steep is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Petersfield, which lies 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south of the village, just off the A3 road. The nearest railway station is Petersfield, at 1.6 miles (2.6 km) south of the village. It has two public houses, The Harrow and the Cricketers Inn, with the former being an 18th century Grade II listed building.

Iron Age and Roman remains have been found in the area. Steep formerly included two detached exclaves, the larger called Ambersham, which lay deep inside Sussex. These were two of the three detached portions of Hampshire in Sussex, and were annexed to that county when a new law came into effect in 1844. The church of All Saints was built around 1125. From medieval times, Steep was included in the parish of East Meon until it became an independent parish in 1867. Since 1899 the village has been the location of Bedales, a progressive public school.

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Steep has a population of over 1,391 people. Steep also forms part of the wider East Hampshire District which has a population of over 122,308 people. Steep is situated near Petersfield.

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  • William Frederick Unsworth |

    Architect/Painter William Frederick Unsworth is associated with Steep. Between 1882 and 1902 he exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Royal Society of British Artists in London.

  • Arthur Edgar Beresford |

    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect Arthur Edgar Beresford is associated with Steep. He assisted Baillie Scott in the second edition of his book Homes and Gardens, published in 1933.

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