St James's church, Upper Wield, Hampshire - geograph

Wield is a

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 ...

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 ...

, England, within the district of

East Hampshire East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Petersfield. Other towns are Alton and Bordon. The district was originally to be known as the District Council of Petersfield. It comprised 42 seats a ...

. It includes two neighbouring villages, Upper Wield and

Lower Wield Lower Wield is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Wield Wield is a civil parish in Hampshire, England, within the district of East Hampshire East Hampshire is a local government ...

. At the 2011 Census the population was 254. The parish council meets quarterly at the parish hall in Upper Wield. Wield as a civil parish is separate from the church parish. The parish church, dedicated to St James, is also in Upper Wield. It is mainly

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, and is a Grade I

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Gallery

File:Memorial to William Waloppe esquire, St James's church, Upper Wield, Hampshire - geograph.org.uk - 697630.jpg, Memorial to William Waloppe esquire File:Memorial to William Waloppe esquire, dedication, St James's church, Upper Wield, Hampshire - geograph.org.uk - 697640.jpg, Memorial to William Waloppe esquire

References

External links

Victoria County History of Hampshire
Civil parishes in Hampshire East Hampshire District {{Hampshire-geo-stub