Lower Wield Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:51.1577°N -1.091°W
Official Name:Lower Wield
Region:South East England
Postcode District:SO24
Postcode Area:SO
Os Grid Reference:SU636402

Lower Wield is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Wield. It is 1.8miles west of the village of Bentworth, 5.2miles west of Alton. The nearest railway station is Alton, 5.2miles east of the village.

At one time, Lower Wield came under the large parish of Bentworth until its decline in the mid-19th century. Although today, Wield's parish borders the parish of Bentworth.[1]

The village has one public house, The Yew Tree.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. [Bentworth#Parish decline]
  2. http://www.the-yewtree.org.uk/ The Yew Tree