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Lordswood, Southampton

Area of Southampton, England

Summary

Area of Southampton, England

Field	Value
map_type	Southampton
country	England
official_name	Lordswood
coordinates
unitary_england	Southampton
lieutenancy_england	Hampshire
post_town	SOUTHAMPTON
postcode_area	SO
dial_code	023
constituency_westminster	Southampton Test
region	South East England
postcode_district	SO16

Lordswood is a district in Hampshire, England. It is situated in the northern quarter of greater Southampton bordering the areas of Lordshill, Chilworth, Aldermoor and Bassett.

History of Lordswood

According to the Anglo-Saxon Charter of 956 Aldermoor, Lordswood, Lordshill and Coxford are all within the ancient boundary of the Manor of Millbrook and were farmland within the county of Hampshire, until the 20th century when it was absorbed into Southampton.

Landscape

The main feature is the gentle valley carved by Holly Brook. It is quite high ground in relation to sea level (45m) at the top of Hollybrook Cemetery.

Housing

The type of housing found in Lordswood is fairly large, owner-occupied detached residences such as Bassett Avenue. There is, however, a small area of fairly new council flats in the Dunkirk Road area.

Transport

The A35 Winchester Road, Southampton Ring Road is in the south-east corner. Lordswood Road is a throughroute from the northern suburbs to the West. Lord's Hill Way is a distributor road for the Lord's Hill estate, built in the 1970s.

References

- Brown, Jim (2007). "Shirley Warren", ''The Illustrated History of Southampton Suburbs'', P108. {{ISBN. 978-1-85983-405-3.

Wikipedia Source

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