Ramsdell is a small village in the

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of Wootton St Lawrence with Ramsdell, in the

Basingstoke and Deane Basingstoke and Deane is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. Its primary settlement is Basingstoke. Other settlements include Bramley, Tadley, Kingsclere, Overton, Oakley, Whitchurch and the village of Deane, som ...

district, in the

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county of

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. Ramsdell neighbours with Charter Alley only 1/2 mile up the road. The town of

Tadley Tadley is a town and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. During the 1950s and 1960s, the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE), now known as AWE, became the area's largest employer, and many houses were built during this ...

is away with the nearest shops. Ramsdell lies near other towns the largest being

Basingstoke 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 ...

(7 miles) with Newbury only in the other direction. Other nearby villages include West Heath, Stoney Heath, Baughurst,

Monk Sherborne Monk Sherborne is a village in north Hampshire, England. Sherborne Priory is the burial place of William of Drogheada. Governance Monk Sherborne is a civil parish and is part of the Sherborne St. John ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough cou ...

, and

Wootton St Lawrence Wootton St Lawrence is a small village in the civil parish of Wootton St Lawrence with Ramsdell, in Hampshire, England, west of Basingstoke. The name is derived from the Old English ''wudu tun'' meaning woodland settlement or farm. History T ...

Village life

Ramsdell is a typical English village with the

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traditionally being the main focal point and also with a

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and a community

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located by the cricket ground along with a children's play park. The focal point of the village is the cross roads right in the centre where Basingstoke Road meets Ewhurst Lane and Monk Sherborne road. Christ Church is located on one of the corners with the village hall nearby. Events in Ramsdell include weekly cricket matches in the summer months, a bi-annual Fete and an annual village tennis tournament. There is also a monthly ladies' club meeting in the village hall. The local pub is called the White Hart.

Transport

Ramsdell is located from the A339 which links Basingstoke to Newbury. From Basingstoke the M3 links to

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and

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. A daily

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bus service runs through Ramsdell linking up the Basingstoke hospital and on into the town centre. A service also operates in term time to the Clere school and St. Gabriel's School both in Newbury. Basingstoke station is the nearest main railway station linking to

and the south coast but Bramley station only away links to

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. The nearest

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s are

() and London Heathrow ()

References

External links

Ramsdell conservation area proposalGraves in Christ Church cemetery
{{authority control Villages in Hampshire Basingstoke and Deane