Upper Wield
{{Short description|Village in Hampshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
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|official_name= Upper Wield
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|civil_parish= Wield
|shire_district= East Hampshire
|shire_county= Hampshire
|region= South East England
|constituency_westminster= East Hampshire
|post_town= Alresford
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Upper Wield is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Wield. It is {{convert|5.5|mi|km}} west of Alton.
The nearest railway station is the restored Medstead & Four Marks station on the Watercress Line, trains from which connect with the nearest national rail station {{convert|5.5|mi|km}} to the east, at Alton.
In January 2014 a whirl-wind blew away three farm buildings at Blackmoor Game {{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10967780.Farm_buildings_blown_away_by_mini_tornado/|title = Farm buildings blown away by mini tornado}}
Further reading
- Anon A Brief History and Description of St. James Church, Wield (available from the church)
References
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External links
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- Hampshire Treasures Volume 6 (East Hampshire) Pages [http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol06/page321.html 321], [http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol06/page323.html 323], [http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol06/page324.html 324], [http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol06/page325.html 325], and [http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol06/page326.html 326]
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Category:Villages in Hampshire
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