Mortimer West End

For other uses, see Mortimer (disambiguation).
Mortimer West End

The Red Lion, Mortimer West End
Mortimer West End
 Mortimer West End shown within Hampshire
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Shire countyHampshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentBasingstoke
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Coordinates: 51°22′09″N 1°05′29″W / 51.3693°N 1.0914°W / 51.3693; -1.0914

Mortimer West End is a village and civil parish in north Hampshire in England.

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 St Saviour having been built in 1854 - and a civil parish in 1894.[1] 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.[2]

Amenities

The village is served by a public house, The Red Lion. Now an Italian Gastro Pub.

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.[3]

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

  1. ↑ 'Parishes: Stratfield Mortimer', A History of the County of Hampshire Volume 4 (1911), pp. 56-57. Available at British History Online. Date accessed: 11 February 2008.
  2. ↑ M.J. Crawley, "The Botanist in Berkshire", p. 44. Accessed 10 February 2008.
  3. ↑ http://www3.hants.gov.uk/travel_information_guide_for_mortimer_west_end__pamber_and_silchester.pdf
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