Beauworth Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Beauworth
Coordinates:51.0311°N -1.1792°W
Population:40
Population Ref:[1]
Shire District:City of Winchester
Shire County:Hampshire
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:Winchester
Post Town:ALRESFORD
Postcode District:SO24
Postcode Area:SO
Dial Code:01962 771
Os Grid Reference:SU5765226068
Static Image Name:Beauworth.jpg
Static Image Width:250
Static Image Caption:Thatched cottages in Beauworth

Beauworth is a village and civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England, about eight miles east of Winchester. As of 2013, Beauworth has a small population of 97. It is in the civil parish of Cheriton.

On Sunday afternoon 30 June 1833, four boys playing on a small piece of pasture land discovered what became known as the Beauworth Hoard.The Beauworth Hoard is believed to be linked to the very powerful Walkelin.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=795215&c=SO24+9QF&d=16&e=15&g=453299&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Census data
  2. Hampshire Field Club and Archeological Society, Papers and Proceedings. Vol.VII, Part I. Printed 1914. H.M. Gilbert and Son, 24 Above Bar, Southampton and at Winchester. Page 52.