Wherwell

Wherwell

Wherwell Wherwell shown within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU3891840929
Civil parish	Wherwell
District	Test Valley
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ANDOVER
Postcode district	SP11
Dialling code	01794
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Romsey
List of places UK England Hampshire

Coordinates: 51°09′59″N 1°26′41″W / 51.166286°N 1.444775°W / 51.166286; -1.444775

Wherwell is a village on the River Test in Hampshire, England.^[1] The name may derive from its bubbling springs resulting in the Middle Ages place name “Hwerwyl” noted in AD 955, possibly meaning “kettle springs” or “cauldron springs.” Pronunciation of the name has ranged from “Hurrell” to “Wer-rel” to present-day “Wher-well.”^[2]

Before the Dissolution, the parish of Wherwell was in the hands of an important abbey of Benedictine nuns, whose abbess was Lady of the Manor of an area much larger than the existing parish.

References

↑ Richard Rowles, 2011, ‘’The Wherwell Village Website’’, http://www.wherwell.net/, © 2007.
↑ Test Valley Borough Council, 2011, “Wherwell”, http://www.testvalley.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=356, Page Last Updated: 10/08/2005.

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Towns, villages and hamlets in the Test Valley District of Hampshire, England

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