Lower Wield

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Coordinates: 51°09′28″N 1°05′28″W / 51.15765°N 1.09100°W / 51.15765; -1.09100
Lower Wield
Lower Wield

 Lower Wield shown within Hampshire
OS grid reference SU636402
Civil parish Wield
District East Hampshire
Shire county Hampshire
Region South East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
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Lower Wield is a hamlet in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) west of the village of Bentworth, 5.2 miles (8.4 km) west of Alton. The nearest railway station is Alton, 5.2 miles (8.4 km) east of the village.

At one time, Lower Wield came under the large parish of Bentworth until its decline in the mid-19th century. Although today, Wield's parish borders the parish of Bentworth.[1]

The hamlet has one public house, The Yew Tree.[2]

References

  1. Bentworth#Parish decline Bentworth Parish Decline
  2. The Yew Tree

External links

Media related to Lower Wield at Wikimedia Commons

  • Hampshire Treasures Volume 6 (East Hampshire) Pages 321, 323, 324, 325, and 326


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