Litchfield is a village and former civil parish, now part of the parish of Litchfield and Woodcott, in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. It is located near the A34 trunk road between Newbury and Whitchurch, which follows the course of the former Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway.
Geography and Location: The village lies in northern Hampshire, with the OS grid reference SU461536. Its post town is Whitchurch, with the postcode district RG28. It falls within the North West Hampshire parliamentary constituency.
History and Governance: Historically a civil parish, Litchfield was abolished as a separate parish on 1 April 1932 and merged to form the civil parish of "Litchfield and Woodcott." In 1931, the parish had a population of 88. The village is part of the Burghclere, Highclere and St. Mary Bourne ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.
Transport: Litchfield had a railway station on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway, which closed in 1960. The station building was sold by Hampshire County Council in 1978 and has been restored as a private house, with the approach road now serving as a private drive. In 1976, the Litchfield–Whitchurch bypass was opened, making use of the former railway trackbed south of Litchfield toward Whitchurch for approximately one mile.
Landmarks: The Church of St James the Less in Litchfield is a Grade II* listed building.
