Waltham Chase

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Waltham Chase
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Waltham Chase
Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference SU565155
•  London 73 miles (117 km)
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Southampton
Postcode district SO32
Dialling code 01329 and 01489
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50°56′10″N1°11′42″W / 50.936071°N 1.195118°W / 50.936071; -1.195118

Waltham Chase is a village in Hampshire, England, neighbouring the town of Bishop's Waltham. It is in the civil parish of Shedfield, comprising about two square kilometres of land to the south-east of Bishop's Waltham. [1]

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History

Previously a forest used for the hierarchy of Bishop's Waltham to hunt game, the village started to establish its own, independent identity in the 19th century.

Amenities

The village has a primary school - St John the Baptist CoE; older children attend Swanmore College nearby. It has several green areas, e.g. a recreation ground and park area. It has a thriving village hall which is used by many societies and clubs. There is a village store which includes the post office and there is also a hairdresser. There is a garage with car repair, a car sales outlet and a commercial vehicle sales business. The village also has two public houses

It has a Methodist church; the local Anglican church, St John the Baptist, is located at Shedfield. The parish of Shedfield includes Shirrell Heath, Waltham Chase and Shedfield. [2]

Demographics

According to the ONS (from the 2021 census) the population of the whole Winchester LSOA (Lower Layer Super Output Areas) - "Winchester 012F" area which includes both Waltham Chase and most of Shirrell Heath was 2,830. [3]

Places of interest

There is an SSSI site (unit ID 1007744) within the village, Waltham Chase Meadows - "one of the best examples in the county of dry neutral unimproved pasture." [4] [5]

Across the road from the Moors Nature Reserve is the Chase Mill, which was still in use in 1957. This mill has been featured on a television restoration programme - Salvage Squad - which first aired on Channel 4 in January 2003. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ ONS Neighbourhood statistics Retrieved 2007-11-28
  2. ↑ Shedfield Parish boundary Retrieved 2013-02-21
  3. ↑ "Winchester 012F (Lower Layer Super Output Area)". ONS. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Waltham Chase Meadows SSSI Notification Retrieved 2013-02-21
  5. ↑ Waltham Chase SSSI unit information Retrieved 2013-11-05
  6. ↑ Salvage Squad – 2003 series Retrieved 2013-02-21
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