Mortimer West End
{{Short description|Village and parish in Hampshire, England}}
{{Other uses|Mortimer (disambiguation)}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
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|official_name =Mortimer West End
|population = 417
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|shire_county= Hampshire
|region= South East England
|constituency_westminster= North East Hampshire
|post_town= Reading
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Mortimer West End is a village and civil parish in north Hampshire in England. It lies in the northernmost point of the county.
History
At one time it was the Hampshire part of the cross-county parish of Stratfield Mortimer (mostly in Berkshire). It became an independent ecclesiastical parish in 1870 - the church of [http://www.mortimerbenefice.org St Saviour] having been built in 1854 - and a civil parish in 1894.'Parishes: Stratfield Mortimer', A History of the County of Hampshire Volume 4 (1911), pp. 56-57. Available at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56745 British History Online]. Date accessed: 11 February 2008. The parish was transferred from the county of Berkshire to the county of Hampshire in 1879, producing the slight bulge in Hampshire's northern boundary.M.J. Crawley, [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/pls/portallive/docs/1/587938.PDF "The Botanist in Berkshire"], p. 44. Accessed 10 February 2008.
Amenities
The village is served by a public house, the Red Lion, which is now an Italian Gastropub.
Transport
There is a village link minibus service which serves Pamber Heath, Silchester and Mortimer West End. It is necessary to pre-book this service by contacting Hampshire County Council.{{Cite web|url=http://www3.hants.gov.uk/travel_information_guide_for_mortimer_west_end__pamber_and_silchester.pdf|title = Hampshire County Council}} Reading Buses Lime 2/2a route also serves the village.
Calleva Atrebatum
The village is very close to the site of Calleva Atrebatum which mostly lies in the parish of Silchester. The remains of the town's amphitheatre, however, lie within Mortimer West End, and the Roman road running from Silchester northwards through the village can still be made out in parts. A short stretch of Roman road is still in use in the hamlet of Aldermaston Soke.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.berkshirehistory.com/villages/stratfield_mortimer.html Royal Berkshire History: Stratfield Mortimer]
- [http://www.mwecc.co.uk Mortimer West End Cricket Club]
- [http://www.mortimerbenefice.org St. Saviour's C of E Church]
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