Laverstoke
Encyclopedia
Laverstoke is a village in the north of Hampshire
, England
. It forms a parish with the nearby village of Freefolk
.
Businesses include Laverstoke Park Farm
' Watership Down
, the punt on which the rabbits escape from the Efrafans was boarded on the River Test
at Laverstoke.
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It forms a parish with the nearby village of Freefolk
Freefolk
Freefolk is a village in Hampshire, England. It lies to the west and almost directly alongside the village of Laverstoke; the two villages are separated by the River Test....
.
Businesses include Laverstoke Park Farm
Laverstoke Park Farm
Laverstoke Park Farm is an organic farm now owned by Jody Scheckter near Laverstoke.It has turned into a substantial business now and is 2500 acres in size and follows biodynamic principles. It has pigs, cows, sheep, chickens and notably water buffalo along with an on-site abattoir...
Literature
In Richard AdamsRichard Adams
Richard Adams was a non-conforming English Presbyterian divine, known as author of sermons and other theological writings.-Life:...
' Watership Down
Watership Down
Watership Down is a classic heroic fantasy novel, written by English author Richard Adams, about a small group of rabbits. Although the animals in the story live in their natural environment, they are anthropomorphised, possessing their own culture, language , proverbs, poetry, and mythology...
, the punt on which the rabbits escape from the Efrafans was boarded on the River Test
River Test
The River Test is a river in Hampshire, England. The river has a total length of 40 miles and it flows through downland from its source near Ashe, 10 km to the west of Basingstoke , to the sea at the head of Southampton Water...
at Laverstoke.