Lower Woodcott is a small village in the
Basingstoke and Deane district of
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 citi ...
, Englannd. Its nearest town is
Whitchurch, which lies approximately 4.3 miles (6.7 km) south-east from the village.
Governance
The village is part of the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
of
Litchfield and Woodcott
Litchfield and Woodcott is a civil parish in the English county of Hampshire.
Forming part of the district of Basingstoke and Deane the main settlements in the parish are Litchfield, Dunley, Upper Woodcott and Lower Woodcott. At the time of the ...
, and is part of the Burghclere, Highclere and St Mary Bourne
ward of
Basingstoke and Deane borough council
Basingstoke ( ) is the largest town in the county of Hampshire. It is situated in south-central England and lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon, at the far western edge of The North Downs. It is located north-east of Southa ...
.
The borough council is a
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially ''shire counties'') in a two-tier arrangement. Non-m ...
of
Hampshire County Council.
References
External links
Villages in Hampshire
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