Andwell

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Andwell
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51°16′05″N1°00′49″W / 51.2680°N 1.0136°W / 51.2680; -1.0136

Andwell is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Mapledurwell and Up Nately, [1] in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its former range was divided by the M3 motorway; it is also bounded to the north by the A30 road. Winchester College has owned land in the village since the 1390s. [2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 20. [3]

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Governance

The village of Andwell is part of the Basing ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council. [4] The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.

Andwell was formerly an extra-parochial tract, [5] from 1866 Andwell was a civil parish in its own right, [6] on 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished to form "Mapledurwell & Up Nately". [7]

Religious sites

The village is home to the ruins of Andwell Priory, a 12th-century Benedictine priory.

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "Hampshire County Council's legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  2. ↑ Foster, Suzanne (4 April 2024). "The Andwell Map, 1530s". In Foster, Richard (ed.). 50 Treasures from Winchester College. SCALA. p. 74. ISBN   9781785512209.
  3. ↑ "Population statistics Andwell ExP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Basingstoke and Deane Wards info". 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "History of Andwell, in Basingstoke and Deane and Hampshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Relationships and changes Andwell ExP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Basingstoke Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Challenges Continue For Halstead". Basingstoke Observer. Retrieved 29 June 2022.

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