Linkenholt
Encyclopedia
Linkenholt is a village near Andover
in Hampshire
, England
with about 40 inhabitants. It was recorded in the Domesday Book
of 1086 as Linchehou, when it was part of the land of the Abbey of St Peter of Gloucester.
The village lies in an area of outstanding natural beauty
and comprises a 2003 acres (8.1 km²) estate, which includes an Edwardian manor house, 21 cottages and houses, 1500 acres (6.1 km²) of farmland, 450 acres (1.8 km²) of woodland, a village shop and a blacksmiths. There is also a 12th century village church, St Peters, which is not part of the estate.
The estate was bought by the late Herbert Blagrave
in 1964 and passed to the trustees of the Herbert and Peter Blagrave Charitable Trust on his death in 1981. The trustees sold the estate for an estimated £25 million in May 2009 to Swedish businessman Stefan Persson
.
Andover, Hampshire
Andover is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town is on the River Anton some 18.5 miles west of the town of Basingstoke, 18.5 miles north-west of the city of Winchester and 25 miles north of the city of Southampton...
in Hampshire
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...
with about 40 inhabitants. It was recorded in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086 as Linchehou, when it was part of the land of the Abbey of St Peter of Gloucester.
The village lies in an area of outstanding natural beauty
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is an area of countryside considered to have significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the United Kingdom government; the Countryside Council for Wales on...
and comprises a 2003 acres (8.1 km²) estate, which includes an Edwardian manor house, 21 cottages and houses, 1500 acres (6.1 km²) of farmland, 450 acres (1.8 km²) of woodland, a village shop and a blacksmiths. There is also a 12th century village church, St Peters, which is not part of the estate.
The estate was bought by the late Herbert Blagrave
Herbert Blagrave
Herbert Blagrave was an English cricketer. He was a slow bowler who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Cheltenham and died in Wiltshire....
in 1964 and passed to the trustees of the Herbert and Peter Blagrave Charitable Trust on his death in 1981. The trustees sold the estate for an estimated £25 million in May 2009 to Swedish businessman Stefan Persson
Stefan Persson (magnate)
Stefan Persson is the chairman and main shareholder in fashion company Hennes & Mauritz , which was founded by his father Erling Persson. Stefan took over the company in 1982 and served as its chief executive officer until 1998...
.