Beauworth
Appearance
Beauworth | |
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![]() Thatched cottages in Beauworth | |
Location within Hampshire | |
Population | 40 [1] |
OS grid reference | SU5765226068 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ALRESFORD |
Postcode district | SO24 |
Dialling code | 01962 771 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Beauworth (/ˈbjuːwərθ/) is a village and civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England, about eight miles east of Winchester. As of 2013, Beauworth has a small population of 97. It is in the civil parish of Cheriton.
On Sunday afternoon 30 June 1833, four boys playing on a small piece of pasture land discovered what became known as the Beauworth Hoard.The Beauworth Hoard is believed to be linked to the very powerful Walkelin.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Census data
- ^ Hampshire Field Club and Archeological Society, Papers and Proceedings. Vol.VII, Part I. Printed 1914. H.M. Gilbert and Son, 24 Above Bar, Southampton and at Winchester. Page 52.
External links
[edit] Media related to Beauworth at Wikimedia Commons