Andwell
Andwell is a village 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.[1]
| Andwell | |
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_and_junction_5_(Hook)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_69229.jpg.webp) 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 |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
Governance
The village of Andwell is part of the civil parish of Mapledurwell and Up Nately (where the 2011 census population was included)[2] and is part of the Basing ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.[3] The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.
Religious sites
The village is home to the ruins of Andwell Priory, a 12th-century Benedictine priory.
References
- Foster, Suzanne. "The Andwell Map, 1530s". In Foster, Richard (ed.). 50 Treasures from Winchester College. SCALA. p. 74. ISBN 9781785512209.
- "Hampshire County Council's legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- "Basingstoke and Deane Wards info". 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
External links
Media related to Andwell at Wikimedia Commons
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