3-520: Cliddesden is a village and a parish in Hampshire , England located 3 miles south of Basingstoke , close to the M3 motorway . In the 2001 census it had a population of 489, increasing to 497 at the 2011 Census. The land and housing are currently protected as it is within a Conservation Zone and has many areas of beauty and rolling countryside. The village was formerly served by Cliddesden railway station on
6-550: The now defunct Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway . The station was used in the making of several films. In the 1937 film Oh, Mr Porter! , Cliddesden appeared as 'Buggleskelly'. A short length of railway track was installed in the centre of the Viables Roundabout in Basingstoke in 1976 to commemorate the line at a point close to its original route. The B3046 runs through the village centre. About 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to
9-586: The southwest lies one of the highest points on the Hampshire Downs , Farleigh Hill (208 m). Position: grid reference SU631489 Nearby towns and cities: Alton , Andover , Basingstoke , Newbury , Winchester Nearby villages: Axford , Dummer , Ellisfield , Farleigh Wallop , Herriard , Hook , Kingsclere , North Waltham , Oakley , Old Basing , Overton , Steventon , Whitchurch . [REDACTED] Media related to Cliddesden at Wikimedia Commons This Hampshire location article
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