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Micheldever Station
Micheldever Station is a village in Micheldever, a parish of Hampshire, England. Following the construction of the 'Andover Road' railway station (later renamed Micheldever), a cluster of houses and small shops including The Canada Stores were attracted to the area. No shops remain, though there is a tyre merchant and trailer supplier trading there. The village has a pub, The Dove Inn. The village is about 2.4 miles north of Micheldever Micheldever is a village in Hampshire, England, situated north of Winchester. It lies upon the River Dever . The river, and village, formerly part of Stratton Park, lie on a Hampshire grass downland, underlain with chalk and flint. Parts of th ..., the village after which the station is named. References External links The Dove Inn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micheldever
Micheldever is a village in Hampshire, England, situated north of Winchester. It lies upon the River Dever . The river, and village, formerly part of Stratton Park, lie on a Hampshire grass downland, underlain with chalk and flint. Parts of the river now disappear in summer through lack of replenishment, evaporation and, more specifically, the porous nature of the bedrock. Governance Micheldever Parish Micheldever Parish is the most northerly in the borough of The City of Winchester. The parish incorporates Micheldever, Micheldever Station (a separate village), East Stratton, West Stratton, Weston Colley, and Woodmancott. Council Micheldever is part of the Wonston and Micheldever ward which elects 3 councillors to Winchester City Council, as well as the wider Itchen Valley ward which elects a single councillor to Hampshire County Council. Facilities The village has a church ( St Mary the Virgin; Church of England), a telephone exchange, a Church of England primar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire is the 9th-most populous county in England. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, located in the north of the county. The county is bordered by Dorset to the south-west, Wiltshire to the north-west, Berkshire to the north, Surrey to the north-east, and West Sussex to the south east. The county is geographically diverse, with upland rising to and mostly south-flowing rivers. There are areas of downland and marsh, and two national parks: the New Forest National Park, New Forest and part of the South Downs National Park, South Downs, which together cover 45 per cent of Hampshire. Settled about 14,000 years ago, Hampshire's recorded history dates to Roman Britain, when its chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micheldever Railway Station
Micheldever railway station, in the village of Micheldever Station, serves Micheldever (approximately to the south) and the surrounding area in Hampshire, England. It is a flint building with an added veranda. The station is on the South West Main Line, down the line from towards Southampton and is managed by South Western Railway. The station is near the A303 Basingstoke to Andover road approximately from the village. History It was originally called "Andover Road" until Andover got its own station. Following the construction of the station, a cluster of houses and small shops (including the ''Canada Stores'') were attracted to the area, creating the village known as Micheldever Station. No shops remain, though there is a tyre merchant and trailer supplier trading there. Electrification Just prior to electrification of the line in 1967 the track layout was changed when the two side platforms were replaced by an island platform between the tracks. Service patterns Genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
