Catherington

Catherington
Catherington
	; All Saints Church
	Catherington Location within Hampshire
Population	c.3900 (1998)
OS grid reference	SU695145
Civil parish	Horndean;
District	East Hampshire;
Shire county	Hampshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WATERLOOVILLE
Postcode district	PO8
Dialling code	023
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	East Hampshire;

Catherington is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 1 mile (1.8 km) northwest of Horndean, just west of the A3 road.

The nearest railway station in 3.3 miles (5.4 km) southeast of the village, at Rowlands Castle.

The village is also close to Cowplain, Horndean and Clanfield.

It is situated about 10 miles north of Portsmouth and eight miles south of Petersfield, in the very south of the district of East Hampshire. It has a semi-rural character.

Catherington is not a very large village and has an approximate population of 3900 (estimated 1998). It has a church, All Saints, in the churchyard of which is the tomb of Admiral Sir Charles Napier and a monument to another Admiral, Sir Christopher Cradock, as well as the tomb of the actor Edmund Kean. Attached to the church is a hall, and there is a public house, The Farmer Inn. There is also a primary school, Catherington C of E Infant School and Kingscourt School, a private school. There is also a pond. There is a car park for access to Catherington Down.

Catherington is within the new boundaries of Horndean parish.

Politics

Catherington is in the East Hampshire constituency for elections to the House of Commons. Prior to Brexit in 2020, it was represented by the South East England constituency for the European Union parliament.

Community, and sport

Catherington main community centre is the Church Hall (Used by the Scouts).

Papers

The local newspapers and publications are

Meon Valley News (Free)
Petersfield Herald
The News

Notable people

Thomas Brett, one of Cricket's earliest well-known fast bowlers and a leading player for Hampshire when its team was organised by the Hambledon Club in the 1770s.
Sir Christopher Cradock, (1862–1914), admiral.
Sarah Doudney, (1841–1926), novelist, children's writer and hymn writer, lived in the village with her parents until 1871.
Edmund Kean, (1789–1833), actor. Kean had a house in Horndean. His remains may have been moved to Catherington from Richmond, Surrey during restoration work there in 1904.
Sir Charles Napier, (1786–1860), admiral.
Caryl Thain (1895-1969), cricketer and President of Surrey County Cricket Club.

Gallery

Catherington Infant School
Catherington main street with the Farmer Inn