Morestead
Morestead is a village in the South Downs, about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Winchester in Hampshire, England. According to the Post Office the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of Twyford. The village is part of the civil parish of Owslebury and Morestead.
| Morestead | |
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 Morestead parish church | |
  Morestead Location within Hampshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU5025 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Winchester |
| Postcode district | SO24 |
| Dialling code | 01962 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Owslebury & Morestead Parish |
The village lies on rising downland adjacent to the ancient Roman road from Portchester to Winchester.
Morestead is predominantly a farming community and there are racehorse training stables.
The ancient Parish Church has no known dedication. Parts of the structure date from around 1150 while the font dates from around 1200.[1] The church underwent an extensive rebuild in 1873.[1]
Next to the church is the former rectory built in the mid 1830s.[1]
References
- O’Brien, Charles; Bailey, Bruce; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David W. (2018). The Buildings of England Hampshire: South. Yale University Press. pp. 393–394. ISBN 9780300225037.
Further reading
- Page, W.H., ed. (1908). A History of the County of Hampshire. Victoria County History. Vol. 3. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co. pp. 329–330.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David (1967). Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 340.
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