Over Wallop is a small village and civil parish

Civil parish

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 in the Test Valley

Test Valley

Test Valley is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England, named after the valley of the River Test. Its council is based in Andover....

 district of Hampshire

Hampshire

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, England

England

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. The village lies approximately 5.1 miles (8.2 km) north-west from Stockbride

Stockbridge, Hampshire

Stockbridge is a small town and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It has an acreage of and a population of little under 600 people according to the 2001 census in Hampshire, England. It lies on the River Test, in the Test Valley district and renowned for trout fishing. The A30 road goes through...

, just off the Hampshire-Wiltshire

Wiltshire

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 border.

The Parish of Over Wallop is in the Diocese of Winchester

Diocese of Winchester

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. It is part of The Wallops: Nether, Middle and Over. The name derives from waella (stream) and hop (valley) or 'the valley of springing water'. Over Wallop was described in the Domesday Book

Domesday Book

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 as the 'other Wallop', smaller than Nether Wallop

Nether Wallop

Nether Wallop is a village in central Hampshire, England.It is part of The Wallops: Nether, Middle and Over Wallop. The name derives from 'waella' and 'hop' or 'the valley of springing water'...

. St Peter's church is of 12th-century origin with Victorian features.