What is Petersfield, Hampshire?
[[File:Offices of the Petersfield Herald in the High Street - geograph.org.uk - 835659.jpg|thumb|220px|Offices of the Petersfield Herald in the High Street]] '''Petersfield''' is a town in [[Hampshire]], [[England]], [[UK]]. It is close to the border with [[West Sussex]]. Petersfield is a historic market town in the [[South Downs National Park]].<ref name=ep>{{cite web |url=http://www.explorepetersfield.com/ |title=Explore Petersfield |first= |last= |work=explorepetersfield.com |year=2011 |accessdate=1 May 2011 |archive-date=2 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202041453/http://explorepetersfield.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> There is a market held in the town square every Wednesday and Saturday, with a monthly farmers market on a Sunday.<ref name=ep/> The town was started at the end of the [[11th century]] by the [[Normans]]. The Church of St.Peter was built in 1120.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.easthants.gov.uk/edo/tourism.nsf/webpages/petersfield |title=Tourism - Petersfield |first= |last= |work=easthants.gov.uk |year=2011 |accessdate=1 May 2011 |archive-date=8 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808154656/http://www.easthants.gov.uk/edo/tourism.nsf/webpages/petersfield |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{UK-stub}} [[category:Towns in Hampshire]]