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Smannell
Smannell is a village in Hampshire, England, located two miles north-east of Andover. It lies in the parish of Smannell and Enham Alamein. At the 2011 Census the parish name was given as Smannell. There is a mixture of housing types including brick and flint, thatched cottages, and more modern 20th-century housing. The village has a Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain ... church - Christ Church. The Oak pub The Oak (originally called The British Oak) dates from the mid 19th century, and in 1990 was sold to Wadworth Brewery, refurbished in 2003 and renamed. It is built using brick and flint (similar to the surrounding houses). References External links Stained Glass Windows at Christ Church, Smannell, HampshireThe Oak Villages in Hampshire [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Test Valley
Test Valley is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England, named after the valley of the River Test. Its council is based in Andover. The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by a merger of the boroughs of Andover and Romsey, along with Andover Rural District and Romsey and Stockbridge Rural District. Location Test Valley covers some of western Hampshire, stretching from boundaries with Southampton in the south to Newbury in the north. Test Valley is a predominantly rural area. It encompasses the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The River Test is the centrepiece of the Test Valley; the river is a chalk stream of particular beauty known for its fishing, salmon and trout, which Lord Crickhowell (onetime chairman of the National Rivers Authority) said "should be treated as a great work of art or music". Home of the Houghton Fishing Club, an exclusive fishing club founded in 1822, which meets in the Grosvenor Hotel in Stockbridge. Demograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |