East Cholderton

East Cholderton
East Cholderton Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU2989245016
District	Test Valley
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ANDOVER
Postcode district	SP11
Dialling code	01264
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	North West Hampshire
List of places UK England Hampshire 51°12′13″N 1°34′25″W / 51.203576°N 1.573517°W / 51.203576; -1.573517

East Cholderton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Amport in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England.^[1] Its nearest town is Andover which lies approximately 4.5 miles (6.7 km) east from the village, just off the A303 road.

Notable residents

Lieutenant-General Sir John Elley MP KCB KCH KMT and KSG (1764 - 1839), a cavalry officer who fought with distinction in the Napoleonic Wars, lived and died at Cholderton Lodge.^[2]

References

1. "East Cholderton, Hampshire". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
2. Chichester, H. M. (23 September 2004). "Elley, Sir John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8648. Elley died at his seat, Cholderton Lodge, near Amesbury, Wiltshire, on 23 January 1839 and was buried in the Chapel Royal at Windsor. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)