Andwell Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:M3 eastbound between junction 6 (Basingstoke) and junction 5 (Hook) - geograph.org.uk - 69229.jpg
Static Image Caption:Fields in Andwell, now bisected by the M3 motorway
Coordinates:51.268°N -1.0136°W
Civil Parish:Mapledurwell and Up Nately
Shire District:Basingstoke and Deane
Shire County:Hampshire
Region:South East England
Os Grid Reference:SU6952

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hampshire County Council's legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire . 2008 . 28 October 2010.
  2. Book: Foster . Suzanne . Foster . Richard . 50 Treasures from Winchester College. . SCALA . 9781785512209 . 74 . The Andwell Map, 1530s. 4 April 2024 .
  3. Web site: Population statistics Andwell ExP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 13 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Basingstoke and Deane Wards info . 2010 . 28 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101024232035/http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/council/councillors/wardsinfo.htm . 24 October 2010 . dead.
  5. Web site: History of Andwell, in Basingstoke and Deane and Hampshire. A Vision of Britain through Time. 13 May 2023.
  6. Web site: Relationships and changes Andwell ExP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 13 May 2023.
  7. Web site: Basingstoke Registration District. UKBMD. 13 May 2023.
  8. Web site: Challenges Continue For Halstead. Basingstoke Observer. 29 June 2022.

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