Street by Street
East Street
East Street, ‘a long straggling road’ in the words of Dora Goldsmith in 1908, runs from High Street as far as Park House and onwards to The Bat & Ball Public House which sits adjacent to Broadhalfpenny Down at the Parish Boundary with Clanfield. Although it is now now residential within the village boundary, East St has, in the past, encompassed every sort of house, business, profession and trade.
Green Lane
Green Lane, classified B2150, heads north northwest from its junction with West Street. The junction seems to have its own strategic or arterial importance with the siting of The Green Man public house (now a private residence) on the west side and next to it (actually on West St) The Cross Tree, once two attached cottages and now a single residence. Between these adjacent buildings a well-used footpath runs due west up to Boarhuts Copse. On the east side of the junction is a short lane, Crossways – location of two cottages. B2150 is the relatively busy connection with routes to Winchester and Alton. At Three Corners, Green Lane forks right from the main road in the direction of Chidden while the B2150 winds, with spectacular views over downland, past the site of the former Hambledon Race Course, ultimately to intersect with the A32 at Brockbridge.
High Street
High Street is an iconic feature of Hambledon and runs north northwest from its junction with East Street, West Street and Speltham Hill. Looking north is an open view through the gate to the Church of St Peter & St Paul with its commanding bell tower.