West Tisted is a small village the East Hampshire

East Hampshire

East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Petersfield. Other towns are Alton, Horndean and Whitehill-Bordon....

 district of Hampshire

Hampshire

Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...

, England

England

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. It is 6.7 miles (10.8 km) northwest of Petersfield

Petersfield, Hampshire

Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is north of Portsmouth, on the A3 road. The town has its own railway station on the Portsmouth Direct Line, the mainline rail link connecting Portsmouth and London. The town is situated on the...

, just off the A32 road

A32 road

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.

The nearest railway station is the restored Ropley station

Ropley railway station

Ropley railway station is a railway station in Ropley, Hampshire, England, which opened on 2 October 1865.-Preservation:Ropley railway station was reopened by the Mid Hants Railway on 30 April 1977...

 on the Watercress Line

Watercress Line

The Watercress Line is the marketing name of the Mid-Hants Railway, a heritage railway in Hampshire, England, running from New Alresford to Alton where it connects to the National Rail network. The line gained its popular name in the days that it was used to transport locally grown watercress to...

, trains from which connect with the nearest national rail station 7.8 miles (12.6 km) to the northeast, at Alton

Alton railway station

Alton railway station is a railway station in the town of Alton, in the English county of Hampshire. The station is the terminus for two railway lines; the Alton Line which runs to Brookwood and onto London Waterloo and the Mid Hants Watercress Railway, which runs to Alresford. The latter once ran...

. Petersfield station

Petersfield railway station

Petersfield railway station is a railway station serving the market town of Petersfield, Hampshire, England. It is located on the Portsmouth Direct Line which runs between London and Portsmouth ....

 on the Portsmouth Direct Line

Portsmouth Direct Line

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 is 6.7 miles (10.8 km) to the southeast of the village.

The village is home to a Saxon church, and an ancient oak tree. West Tisted was also the home of Sir Benjamin Tichborne

Tichborne Case

The affair of the Tichborne claimant was the celebrated 19th-century legal case in the United Kingdom of Arthur Orton , an imposter who claimed to be Sir Roger Tichborne , the missing heir to the Tichborne Baronetcy....

, sheriff of Southampton.

In modern times the village has been dominated by a large working farm, R.S. Hill & Sons, for which many of the residents work. The company also owns West Tisted Manor.

The company's surviving proprietor is Ashwin Hill, the remaining son!

See also

• British History Online giving a detailed history of the parish of West Tisted