Sherborne St John

The village was named in the Domesday Book as Sireburne. It became Shireburna (12th century), Schyreburne (13th century) and Shirebourne Decani, Shireburn St. John in the 14th century.{{cite book |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56771 |title=A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 4 |editor=William Page |year=1911}}

Sir Bernard Brocas, the 14th century soldier and friend of the Black Prince, held the Beaurepaire estate in Sherborne St John. His son, the rebel, also called Sir Bernard Brocas, made it the family's permanent home.

The village of Sherborne St John is a civil parish with a parish council{{cite web |url=http://www.hants.gov.uk/rh/row/maps/1522.pdf |title=Hampshire County Council’s legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire |year=2008 |access-date=26 October 2010}} and ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.{{cite web |url=http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/council/councillors/wardsinfo.htm |title=Basingstoke and Deane Wards info |year=2010 |access-date=26 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024232035/http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/council/councillors/wardsinfo.htm |archive-date=24 October 2010 }} The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council and all three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government.

{{Geographic location

|Centre = Sherborne St John

|North = Pamber End

|Northeast = Little London

|East = Bramley

|Southeast = Chineham

|South = Popley, a ward of Basingstoke

|Southwest = Rooksdown

|West = Monk Sherborne

|Northwest = Ramsdell

}}

The following can be found in the village: The Swan pub, [http://www.ssjsc.org/ Sherborne St John Social Club] (established 1903 and oldest registered club in the country), Sherborne St. John Village Hall (and clock), Sherborne St. John Tennis Club, [http://www.swp.churchbuilder.org.uk/ St. Andrews Church], [http://www.sherbornestjohnfc.co.uk/ Sherborne St John FC], 1 duck pond, 2 swing parks, Chute Pavilion and Sports Field, Sherborne St. John Toddlers, and a village green.

Sherborne St. John has its own parish magazine, The Villager. A Greening Campaign has been launched to make all the locals eco friendly.

Annual events in the parish include the Sherborne St John Village Fayre and Monk Sherborne & District Horticultural Show.

Sherborne is the location of two well-known country estates:

• The Vyne is a 16th-century country house, built by William, Lord Sandys, later the home of the Chute family and now owned by the National Trust.
• Beaurepaire, formerly a Tudor mansion, was almost entirely rebuilt after a fire in Victorian times. It was the home of the Brocas family for many centuries from the time of Sir Bernard Brocas, the hero of Crécy.

The [http://www.ssj-school.co.uk/ Sherborne St. John Church of England Primary School] is over 150 years old and teaches year R (Reception) and years 1–6. The school has approximately 17 children in each year, and approximately 115 students in total. In the SATS results of 2010 the school placed as the top primary school in Hampshire (based on Average Points Score).{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/table/2010/dec/13/primary-school-league-tables-hampshire | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Primary school league tables,Primary schools,Schools,Education,Sats (Education),School tables (Education) | date=14 December 2010}}

Children aged 11 to 16 that receive state-funded education are likely to attend The Hurst School in Baughurst.

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• [http://www.hants.gov.uk/ssj Sherborne St John Parish Council]
• [http://www.swp.churchbuilder.org.uk/ Sherbornes with Pamber Church (C of E)]
• [http://www.ssj-school.co.uk/ Sherborne St. John Church of England Primary School]

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