Wivelrod is a hamlet in the large

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 Bentworth in

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, England. The nearest town is

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, about to the east. At a spot height of , it is one of the highest settlements in Hampshire. The nearest railway station is

which is to the east. Until 1932 it was the

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on the

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. The area was inhabited in ancient times and some Tumuli and

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Mounds are on Wivelrod Hill. Also, at Wivelrod House, finds include Pottery, bone objects, spindle-whorls (stone discs with a hole in the middle used in spinning thread) and fragments of Roman roofing tiles.

Geography and demographics

Wivelrod lies in the northwestern part of the East Hampshire district of

in South East England, southeast of

, its nearest town. It is in the parish of Bentworth, which covers an area of . Wivelrod is among the highest settlements in Hampshire and has a spot height of above sea level. The landscape surrounding the hamlet mostly consists of high downland with woods and plantations. Notable woods in the vicinity include Colliers Wood, Childer Hill Copse, and North.

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lies approximately away from the centre of the hamlet, and a Roman building is also situated near Wivelrod House. According to the 2011 census Bentworth had a population of 553 people, of which 33.30% of them were in full-time employment, somewhat lower than the national average of 37.70%. In addition, the parish contains 221 households with an average size of 2.62 people. Wivelrod is not listed individually in the census.

Climate

Due to its location in south central England and its proximity to the sea, the average maximum temperature in January is 7.2 °C (45 °F) with the average minimum being 1.6 °C (35 °F). The average maximum temperature in July is 21.9 °C (71 °F), with the average minimum being 12.5 °C (55 °F). The village gets around 755 millimetres (29.7 in) of rain a year, with a minimum of 1 mm (0.04 in) of rain reported on 103 days a year.

References

Hamlets in Hampshire {{Hampshire-geo-stub