Andwell
Village in Hampshire, England
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Andwell is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Mapledurwell and Up Nately,[1] in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its former range was divided by the M3 motorway; it is also bounded to the north by the A30 road. Winchester College has owned land in the village since the 1390s.[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 20.[3]
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| Andwell | |
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Fields in Andwell, now bisected by the M3 motorway | |
  Andwell Location within Hampshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU6952 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | South Central |
Governance
The village of Andwell is part of the Basing ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.[4] The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.
Andwell was formerly an extra-parochial tract,[5] from 1866 Andwell was a civil parish in its own right,[6] on 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished to form "Mapledurwell & Up Nately".[7]
Religious sites
The village is home to the ruins of Andwell Priory, a 12th-century Benedictine priory.
Notable people
- Nick Halstead, racing driver and entrepreneur resides in Andwell.[8]
