Waltham Chase is a village in

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, England, neighbouring the town of

Bishop's Waltham Bishop's Waltham (or Bishops Waltham) is a medieval market town situated at the source of the River Hamble in Hampshire, England. It has a foot in the South Downs National Park and is located at the midpoint of a long-established route betwe ...

. It is in the

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. The village comprises about 2 sq. kilometres of land to the south-east of Bishop's Waltham.

History

Previously a forest used for the

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of Bishop's Waltham to hunt game, the village started to establish its own, independent identity in the 19th Century.

Amenities

The village has a

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- St John the Baptist CoE; older children attend

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nearby. It has several green areas, e.g. a recreation ground and park area. It has a thriving village hall which is used by many societies and clubs. There is a bicycle shop, a village store which includes the

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and there is also a hairdresser. There is a garage with car repair, a car sales outlet and a commercial vehicle sales business. It has a

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church; the local

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church,

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, is located at

. The parish of Shedfield includes Shirrell Heath, Waltham Chase and Shedfield. The village has one inn, ''The Black Dog''. There are stables, several farms and a number of small businesses in the village, including Robin Appel Ltd, an independent

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, What The Pup and The Dog Room in Sandy Lane, the local dog groomers.

Demographics

According to the ONS (from the 2011

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) the population of the whole

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LSOA (Lower Layer Super Output Areas) - "Winchester 012F" area which includes both Waltham Chase and most of Shirrell Heath was 1,481, with 579 households.

Places of interest

There is an

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site (unit ID 1007744) within the village, Waltham Chase Meadows - "one of the best examples in the county of dry neutral unimproved pasture." Across the road from the Moors

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is the Chase Mill, which was still in use in 1957. This mill has been featured on a television restoration programme -

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- which first aired on

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in January 2003.''Salvage Squad'' – 2003 series
Retrieved 2013-02-21

References

External links

- Local primary school for Waltham Chase.
St John the Baptist Church
- the

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.
Waltham Chase Methodist Church

Shedfield Parish Council

Waltham Chase Village Website
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