Chawton | |
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Jane Austen's House | |
Location within Hampshire | |
Population | 445 (2011 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SU710373 |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ALTON |
Postcode district | GU34 |
Dialling code | 01420 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Chawton is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. The village lies within the South Downs National Park[2] and is famous as the home of Jane Austen for the last eight years of her life.