South Warnborough () is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. In the 2001 census, the population was 407. In the 2016 census, the population was estimated to be 509. South Warnborough is approximately south of the village of Odiham and north of the town of Alton. Other neighbouring settlements include the villages of Upton Grey to the west and Long Sutton to the east. Geographic location The parish rises southwards from the valley of the River Whitewater to the North Downs at over – the highest point in the Hart district. The undulating countryside is unspoilt and the village contains old brick and half-timbered cottages, many under thatch. Village amenities The parish has a pub, The Poacher, a popular village shop and Post Office, Street Farm House, a beautiful Jacobean guest house, the 12/13th century Norman Church of St Andrew and a Village Playground managed by the Playground Committee. There is also a war memorial at the centre of the village. A small business unit and car repair garage is located on the southern edge of the village. In the centre of the village, there is The Ridley Hall, a small village hall that hosts village social occasions and events. Interesting information A farm in South Warnborough supplies potatoes to Walkers Crisps The village Fête is usually the centrepoint of the Village in June–July A television advertisement for Ambrosia Devon Custard was filmed in the field where the village fête is currently held, taking advantage of the view it provides over the centre of the village including the church History The name derives from "(æt) Weargeburnan", apparently the Old English name for the river Whitewater and meaning "felon stream", i.e. "the stream where felons are drowned". Domesday Book South Warnborough, then known as Wergeborne, was included in the Domesday Book. It was translated for the Victoria County History of Hampshire as follows: In Odingetone (Hoddington) Hundret: Church, Manor, Plough In the book Church, Manor, Plough – Volume 1 of the History of South Warnborough written by John Simpson in 1946, he details a statement made on 28 September 1822 by William Cobbett who was passing through the parish on one of his 'Rural Rides' from Odiham to Winchester St. Andrews St. Andrews was given by William the Conqueror to Hugh fitzBaldric. St. Andrew's church dates from the early 12th century. Its walls are made