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Andwell

Andwell is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Mapledurwell and Up Nately, 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. In 1931 the parish had a population of 20.

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Andwell
Fields in Andwell, now bisected by the M3 motorway
Andwell
Location within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU6952
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
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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

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

References

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.
External links

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