Coordinates: 51°00′27″N 1°16′00″W / 51.00759°N 1.266582°W
| Owslebury | |
  Owslebury
Owslebury shown within Hampshire |
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| Population | 785 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Owslebury |
| District | City of Winchester |
| Shire county | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WINCHESTER |
| Postcode district | SO21 |
| Dialling code | 01962 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Winchester (constituency) |
| Website: Owslebury Parish Council | |
| List of places: UK • England • Hampshire | |
Owslebury is a village and civil parish in the county of Hampshire, in the South of England approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) outside of Winchester. It lies within the administrative district of the City of Winchester.
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Geography
The village lies at the top of a hill, on the Roman road from Winchester to the south coast near Portchester.[2] Marwell Zoological Park is towards the south of the parish. Owslebury lies on the Pilgrims' Trail from Winchester to Mont St Michel and the Monarch's Way from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea.
The village is relatively geographically concentrated along the road that runs through the village. It has a public house and cricket ground that has probably been in use for 150 years [1], an infrequent bus service, a local school, church (St Andrews Church) and village hall. There were formerly several small shops in the village.
the 1830 Swing Riots affected the village[citation needed]. There is a folk song called the "Owslebury Lads" collected in the early 20th century, which mentions them. This song can be heard sung by Stev Jordan on the CD "Folk Songs of Hampshire"
Marwell Wildlife
Marwell Wildlife (formerly Marwell Zoological Park) is within the boundaries of the parish. The Park hit the headlines when on the 20 September 1977, Victor the giraffe did the splits and couldn't get up again. He sadly later died of a heart attack.
Archaeology
Several archaeological projects have been undertaken in the neighbourhood, including major excavations in the late 1960s and early 1970s of an important Iron Age and Rural settlement and cemetery.[3]
Geology
Owslebury lies on the Upper Cretaceous chalk near the northern edge of the Hampshire Basin. The north of the parish is on the Seaford Chalk Formation. The village itself and Cockscomb Hill to the north-west are on high ground capped by the younger Newhaven Chalk Formation, deeply dissected by a dry valley running SW towards Hensting and Fishers Pond at Colden Common.[4] Marwell in the south of the parish lies on the Palaeocene 'Reading Beds' (Lambeth Group).[5]
Further reading
- Hewett P. (1991), Owslebury Bottom, Sumach Press, ISBN 0-7126-5012-1
- Houghton E. & Large B.,(2001), Owslebury Then and Now, George Mann Publications, ISBN 0-9524-4240-X
External links
References
- ^ "Parish Headcounts, Area: Owslebury CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 2001. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=795220&c=Owslebury&d=16&e=15&g=453134&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1205179205114&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2001), Roman Britain south sheet, 5th Ed, 1:625,000 map, Southampton: Ordnance Survey
- ^ Collis J.R., Excavations at Owslebury, Hants: 1st Interim Report, Antiquaries Journal
- ^ British Geological Survey (2002), Winchester. England and Wales Sheet 299. Solid and Drift Geology, 1:50,000 Series geological map, Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey, ISBN 0-7518-3340-1
- ^ British Geological Survey (1987), Southampton. England and Wales Sheet 315. Solid and Drift Geology, 1:50,000 Series geological map, Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey, ISBN 0-75180754-0
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