East Hampshire

East Hampshire, district, administrative and historic county of Hampshire, southern England. The district, a rural area of chalk uplands, is where the most westerly extensions of the North Downs, Weald, and South Downs generally merge. The terrain, at elevations of 600 to 800 feet (180 to 240 metres), is undulating with interspersed scarps and valleys. The district’s two principal parishes (towns), Alton and Petersfield (the district seat), have many important historical sites. Alton, in the...