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Wivelrod

Hamlet in Hampshire, England

Field	Value
country	England
official_name	Wivelrod
coordinates
civil_parish	Bentworth
shire_district	East Hampshire
shire_county	Hampshire
region	South East England
post_town	Alton
postcode_area	GU
postcode_district	GU34
dial_code	01420
os_grid_reference	SU6755638427
website	http://www.bentworth.info
static_image	A lane at Wivelrod - geograph.org.uk - 98848.jpg
static_image_width	250px
static_image_caption	Cottages in Wivelrod

Wivelrod is a hamlet in the large civil parish of Bentworth in Hampshire, England. The nearest town is Alton, about 2.8 mi to the east. At a spot height of 712 ft, it is one of the highest settlements in Hampshire.

The nearest railway station is Alton which is 3.5 mi to the east. Until 1932 it was the Bentworth and Lasham railway station on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway.

The area was inhabited in ancient times and some Tumuli and Burial Mounds are on Wivelrod Hill. Also, at Wivelrod House, finds include Pottery, bone objects, spindle-whorls (stone discs with a hole in the middle used in spinning thread) and fragments of Roman roofing tiles.

Geography and demographics

Wivelrod lies in the northwestern part of the East Hampshire district of Hampshire in South East England, 5.4 miles southeast of Alton, its nearest town. It is in the parish of Bentworth, which covers an area of 3763 acres. Wivelrod is among the highest settlements in Hampshire and has a spot height of 716 ft above sea level. The landscape surrounding the hamlet mostly consists of high downland with woods and plantations.

According to the 2011 census Bentworth had a population of 553 people, of which 33.30% of them were in full-time employment, somewhat lower than the national average of 37.70%. In addition, the parish contains 221 households with an average size of 2.62 people. Wivelrod is not listed individually in the census.

Climate

Due to its location in south central England and its proximity to the sea, the average maximum temperature in January is 7.2 °C (45 °F) with the average minimum being 1.6 °C (35 °F). The average maximum temperature in July is 21.9 °C (71 °F), with the average minimum being 12.5 °C (55 °F). The village gets around 755 millimetres (29.7 in) of rain a year, with a minimum of 1 mm (0.04 in) of rain reported on 103 days a year.

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References

"History of Bentworth". British History Online.
"Map of Wivelrod and the surrounding area". OpenStreetMap.
"Area profile for Bentworth". Hampshire Hub.

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