Bramshill is a tiny village in north-east Hampshire. It is bordered by the Rivers Whitewater, Blackwater and Hart and by the villages of Farley Hill, Eversley, Hazely Heath, Heckfield, Riseley and Swallowfield.
The population of Bramshill is around 100, but at the south end of the village Bramshill House is a Police College which has a transient population of its own.
Historically, Bramshill was an estate owned by the Lord of the Manor, residing at Bramshill House. The last incumbent was Lord Brockett, who sold the estate in 1952 to pay for death duties incurred on the death of his son. Until the sale of the estate, residents of Bramshill rented their houses very cheaply, the landlord being responsible for all repairs.
Bramshill Parish
The Parish is the level of local government nearest to the people. The old parishes were formed at a time when there was little difference, to the local people, between the Church and the State. A parish like Bramshill usually formed around a village or other small community and used to be centred around the Parish Church . In the late 1800s Church and State separated but the same area is now represented as a local authority by the Bramshill Parish Council and the Church of England by the Parochial Church Council.
Bramshill Church is located on the north side of the Eversley to Heckfield road and is rather hidden in the woods . It is situated between Pond Cottage and Bailey's Farm. The present building dates back to 1919, at which time the Cope family (then living at Bramshill House) gave land in perpetuity to the Diocese of Winchester for the purpose of building a church. the building was paid for by local donations, organised by Polly and her friends. Previously, there had been a schoolhouse and a house on the site. Bramshill has never enjoyed the services of its own minister, but has relied on mainly Rectors of Eversley (for a while the Vicar of Heckfield officiated) to conduct services.
Bramshill House / Bramshill Park
Bramshill (Bromeselle) can be traced back to Saxon times. In the 14th century, it was the home of Thomas Foxley, who rebuilt Windsor Castle for the Crown. In 1605, Edward Lord Zouche of Harringworth became lord of the manor and demolished a large part of the building and began to build the present house. It is little short of a crime to neglect such a gem as Bramshill Park with its delightful Jacobean house, built of rosy coloured brick is perhaps the best specimen of its kind in the country and almost entirely in its original condition. there is hardly a feature of the Jacobean style which is not displayed to perfection in this delightful house. This was completed in 1612. In 1699, it passed to Sir John Cope. whose family continued to lived there until 1935. The Cope family demolished the chapel during the 18th century. Later, the house was the home of Lord Brocket. After World War II, the exiled King Michael and Queen Ana of Romania lived at Bramshill.
Police Training College
Bramshill House is now the principal police staff training establishment in the United Kingdom. Etablished in 1948 as the National Police College, and was renamed in 1979. From 1948 to 1960 it was located at Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, and moved to Bramshill in 1960. As of the 1st April 2007, Bramshill became part of the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA)
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