It has responsibility for land and other property within the Parish of Four Marks. Four Marks was originally settled by veterans of the Crimean War, who were allocated plots for their smallholdings, and was the site of a telegraph. According to Bartholomew’s Gazetteer, the village of Four Marks is the only so named place in the United Kingdom. The first mention of it appears in a document c.1550,
albeit spelt differently. The heading of the page can be translated as ‘Perambulation of the Manor of Alresford’ and consists of a description of the boundaries. The reference to Four Marks translates roughly as “a certain vacant piece of land called Fowrem’kes near Bookmere and so called Fowrem’kes because 4 adjoining tithings abut there namely the tithings of Medsted, Ropley, Faryngdon & Chawton”. The area was well known as Four Marks and even had its own post office and facility for cancelling stamps. The first mention of the post office is a record in the proof books of the Post Office (United Kingdom) General Post Office of the issue of a rubber datestamp on 25 March 1897
(The post office closed in early 2007). Four Marks did not become a parish until 1932 when seven parishes were annexed to create it. It included parts of the above-mentioned parishes i.e. Medstead, Ropley, Farringdon, Chawton, Kitwood note changed spellings, plus East Tisted and Newton Valence
The village has its own restored Medstead and Four Marks railway station on the Watercress Line. The village has a large recreation ground including football, cricket, tennis courts, local bowls club and BMX ramps. The village Centre has been recently refurbished, and includes a restful area surrounded by flowerbeds under the village clock. The local amenities include a bakers, a fish and chip shop, an off licence, a fine wine shop, a hairdressers, a bicycle shop, and good free parking. Four Marks is situated in some of the finest unspoilt Hampshire countryside. Swithun's Way which runs between Wi******er, the capital of Saxon England, and Farnham, passes through the south-western fringe of the village. The local newspapers are the Alton Herald and the Hampshire Chronicle. Both are published weekly. The Alton Herald regularly features articles about Four Marks. The village also has a thriving volunteer-produced monthly magazine, the http://www.fourmarksnews.co.uk Four Marks News, which costs 50p and is also supported by classified advertising.
