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]
_and_junction_5_(Hook)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_69229.jpg) Fields in Andwell, now bisected by the M3 motorway | |
  Andwell Location within Hampshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU6952 |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | South Central |
Governance edit
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 edit
The village is home to the ruins of Andwell Priory, a 12th-century Benedictine priory.
Notable people edit
- Nick Halstead, racing driver and entrepreneur resides in Andwell.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Hampshire County Council's legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ Foster, Suzanne (4 April 2024). "The Andwell Map, 1530s". In Foster, Richard (ed.). 50 Treasures from Winchester College. SCALA. p. 74. ISBN 9781785512209.
- ^ "Population statistics Andwell ExP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Basingstoke and Deane Wards info". 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ "History of Andwell, in Basingstoke and Deane and Hampshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Andwell ExP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Basingstoke Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Challenges Continue For Halstead". Basingstoke Observer. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
External links edit
Media related to Andwell at Wikimedia Commons
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