East Woodhay

East Woodhay
East Woodhay
East Woodhay Location within Hampshire
Population	2,914 (2011 Census, including Gore End)[1]
OS grid reference	SU407614
Civil parish	East Woodhay
District	Basingstoke and Deane
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWBURY
Postcode district	RG20
Dialling code	01635
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	North West Hampshire
Website	Parish Council
List of places UK England Hampshire 51°21′04″N 1°25′01″W / 51.351°N 1.417°W / 51.351; -1.417

East Woodhay is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. The village is approximately 5.5 miles (9 km) south-west of Newbury in Berkshire. At the 2011 census the parish had a population of 2,914.

The parish contains a number of villages and hamlets, including Ball Hill, Heath End, Hatt Common, Woolton Hill and East End. The last two have schools: Woolton Hill Junior School, St Thomas's Church of England Infant School, and St. Martin's Church of England Primary School. The parish has a small, triangular village green which has a war memorial and was once the site of the village stocks. Woolton Hill has a village shop and post office, and "The Chase", a wooded area administered by the National Trust.

The summit of Pilot Hill, the highest point in the county of Hampshire, lies within the parish.^[2]