Swanmore
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Swanmore is a small rural village and civil parish
situated in the Meon Valley
, Hampshire
, England
. It is very near to Bishop's Waltham
.
Swanmore houses the schools Swanmore Primary School and Swanmore College of Technology
which is the secondary school
for neighbouring towns and villages. The nearest major town is Fareham
, six miles south. Swanmore also has two Pre-School, Swanmore Pre-School and the Greenery.
Swanmore was originally set up to provide homes for workers in local brickworks. As such, the houses in the village are mainly early- and mid-Victorian brick buildings, although there some older houses, especially in the hamlet of Upper Swanmore 1/4 mile north of the main village. The village continued to thrive after the closure of these brickworks, and at one time had many shops and services in the village, however many of these closed with the advent of easier transport to nearby towns, but Swanmore does still boast a village shop, post office, butcher and hairdresser. Swanmore is notable for the high occurrence of Cortaderia selloana on display in residents' gardens.
Hill Place
is a grade II listed Georgian
country villa
located in the parish.
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Swanmore is a small rural village and civil parish
situated in the Meon Valley
, Hampshire
, England
. It is very near to Bishop's Waltham
.
Swanmore houses the schools Swanmore Primary School and Swanmore College of Technology
which is the secondary school
for neighbouring towns and villages. The nearest major town is Fareham
, six miles south. Swanmore also has two Pre-School, Swanmore Pre-School and the Greenery.
Swanmore was originally set up to provide homes for workers in local brickworks. As such, the houses in the village are mainly early- and mid-Victorian brick buildings, although there some older houses, especially in the hamlet of Upper Swanmore 1/4 mile north of the main village. The village continued to thrive after the closure of these brickworks, and at one time had many shops and services in the village, however many of these closed with the advent of easier transport to nearby towns, but Swanmore does still boast a village shop, post office, butcher and hairdresser. Swanmore is notable for the high occurrence of Cortaderia selloana on display in residents' gardens.
Hill Place
is a grade II listed Georgian
country villa
located in the parish.
PP
Swanmore is a small rural village and civil parish
situated in the Meon Valley
, Hampshire
, England
. It is very near to Bishop's Waltham
.
Swanmore houses the schools Swanmore Primary School and Swanmore College of Technology
which is the secondary school
for neighbouring towns and villages. The nearest major town is Fareham
, six miles south. Swanmore also has two Pre-School, Swanmore Pre-School and the Greenery.
Swanmore was originally set up to provide homes for workers in local brickworks. As such, the houses in the village are mainly early- and mid-Victorian brick buildings, although there some older houses, especially in the hamlet of Upper Swanmore 1/4 mile north of the main village. The village continued to thrive after the closure of these brickworks, and at one time had many shops and services in the village, however many of these closed with the advent of easier transport to nearby towns, but Swanmore does still boast a village shop, post office, butcher and hairdresser. Swanmore is notable for the high occurrence of Cortaderia selloana on display in residents' gardens.
Hill Place
is a grade II listed Georgian
country villa
located in the parish.
PP. With its independence Swanmore gained its own resident priest and parsonage. As well as St Barnabas, Swanmore has a Methodist chapel which was built in 1863.
The Paterson centre, which was built to replace the old parish room, was built in the late 1980s and named after retired Swanmore vicar Rev. Ron Paterson and in remembrance of the three members of his family who died while he was serving the parish.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
situated in the Meon Valley
River Meon
The River Meon is a river that flows through an area of Hampshire in southern England known as the Meon Valley, it flows generally southwards from the South Downs to the Solent. For most of its route it is a chalk stream, with a length of 21 miles .The River Meon rises approximately...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is very near to Bishop's Waltham
Bishop's Waltham
Bishop's Waltham is a small town in Hampshire, England situated at the head of the River Hamble. It is home to the ruins of Bishop's Waltham Palace, an English Heritage monument.-History:...
.
Swanmore houses the schools Swanmore Primary School and Swanmore College of Technology
Swanmore College of Technology
Swanmore College of Technology is a secondary school in the Meon Valley and its 1,300 pupils are drawn from villages and towns from across the area...
which is the secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
for neighbouring towns and villages. The nearest major town is Fareham
Fareham
The market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, England, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly in the centre of the South Hampshire conurbation.It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area...
, six miles south. Swanmore also has two Pre-School, Swanmore Pre-School and the Greenery.
Swanmore was originally set up to provide homes for workers in local brickworks. As such, the houses in the village are mainly early- and mid-Victorian brick buildings, although there some older houses, especially in the hamlet of Upper Swanmore 1/4 mile north of the main village. The village continued to thrive after the closure of these brickworks, and at one time had many shops and services in the village, however many of these closed with the advent of easier transport to nearby towns, but Swanmore does still boast a village shop, post office, butcher and hairdresser. Swanmore is notable for the high occurrence of Cortaderia selloana on display in residents' gardens.
Hill Place
Hill Place
Hill Place is a grade II listed Georgian country villa located near the village of Swanmore in Hampshire, England.Today, Hill Place is set within of well-tended parkland, beyond which is an apple farm and further afield the Meon Valley...
is a grade II listed Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
country villa
English country house
The English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a London house. This allowed to them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these people, the term distinguished between town and country...
located in the parish.
Churches
The church, St Barnabas, was built when the village gained independence in the 19th century, whereas before it was part of the parish of DroxfordDroxford
Droxford is a village in Hampshire, England, lying in the Meon valley, and lies around 3¾ miles east of Bishop's Waltham within the new South Downs National Park. The A32 passes through the village between Gosport and Alton...
PP
Swanmore is a small rural village and civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
situated in the Meon Valley
River Meon
The River Meon is a river that flows through an area of Hampshire in southern England known as the Meon Valley, it flows generally southwards from the South Downs to the Solent. For most of its route it is a chalk stream, with a length of 21 miles .The River Meon rises approximately...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is very near to Bishop's Waltham
Bishop's Waltham
Bishop's Waltham is a small town in Hampshire, England situated at the head of the River Hamble. It is home to the ruins of Bishop's Waltham Palace, an English Heritage monument.-History:...
.
Swanmore houses the schools Swanmore Primary School and Swanmore College of Technology
Swanmore College of Technology
Swanmore College of Technology is a secondary school in the Meon Valley and its 1,300 pupils are drawn from villages and towns from across the area...
which is the secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
for neighbouring towns and villages. The nearest major town is Fareham
Fareham
The market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, England, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly in the centre of the South Hampshire conurbation.It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area...
, six miles south. Swanmore also has two Pre-School, Swanmore Pre-School and the Greenery.
Swanmore was originally set up to provide homes for workers in local brickworks. As such, the houses in the village are mainly early- and mid-Victorian brick buildings, although there some older houses, especially in the hamlet of Upper Swanmore 1/4 mile north of the main village. The village continued to thrive after the closure of these brickworks, and at one time had many shops and services in the village, however many of these closed with the advent of easier transport to nearby towns, but Swanmore does still boast a village shop, post office, butcher and hairdresser. Swanmore is notable for the high occurrence of Cortaderia selloana on display in residents' gardens.
Hill Place
Hill Place
Hill Place is a grade II listed Georgian country villa located near the village of Swanmore in Hampshire, England.Today, Hill Place is set within of well-tended parkland, beyond which is an apple farm and further afield the Meon Valley...
is a grade II listed Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
country villa
English country house
The English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a London house. This allowed to them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these people, the term distinguished between town and country...
located in the parish.
Churches
The church, St Barnabas, was built when the village gained independence in the 19th century, whereas before it was part of the parish of DroxfordDroxford
Droxford is a village in Hampshire, England, lying in the Meon valley, and lies around 3¾ miles east of Bishop's Waltham within the new South Downs National Park. The A32 passes through the village between Gosport and Alton...
PP
Swanmore is a small rural village and civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
situated in the Meon Valley
River Meon
The River Meon is a river that flows through an area of Hampshire in southern England known as the Meon Valley, it flows generally southwards from the South Downs to the Solent. For most of its route it is a chalk stream, with a length of 21 miles .The River Meon rises approximately...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is very near to Bishop's Waltham
Bishop's Waltham
Bishop's Waltham is a small town in Hampshire, England situated at the head of the River Hamble. It is home to the ruins of Bishop's Waltham Palace, an English Heritage monument.-History:...
.
Swanmore houses the schools Swanmore Primary School and Swanmore College of Technology
Swanmore College of Technology
Swanmore College of Technology is a secondary school in the Meon Valley and its 1,300 pupils are drawn from villages and towns from across the area...
which is the secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
for neighbouring towns and villages. The nearest major town is Fareham
Fareham
The market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, England, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly in the centre of the South Hampshire conurbation.It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area...
, six miles south. Swanmore also has two Pre-School, Swanmore Pre-School and the Greenery.
Swanmore was originally set up to provide homes for workers in local brickworks. As such, the houses in the village are mainly early- and mid-Victorian brick buildings, although there some older houses, especially in the hamlet of Upper Swanmore 1/4 mile north of the main village. The village continued to thrive after the closure of these brickworks, and at one time had many shops and services in the village, however many of these closed with the advent of easier transport to nearby towns, but Swanmore does still boast a village shop, post office, butcher and hairdresser. Swanmore is notable for the high occurrence of Cortaderia selloana on display in residents' gardens.
Hill Place
Hill Place
Hill Place is a grade II listed Georgian country villa located near the village of Swanmore in Hampshire, England.Today, Hill Place is set within of well-tended parkland, beyond which is an apple farm and further afield the Meon Valley...
is a grade II listed Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
country villa
English country house
The English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a London house. This allowed to them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these people, the term distinguished between town and country...
located in the parish.
Churches
The church, St Barnabas, was built when the village gained independence in the 19th century, whereas before it was part of the parish of DroxfordDroxford
Droxford is a village in Hampshire, England, lying in the Meon valley, and lies around 3¾ miles east of Bishop's Waltham within the new South Downs National Park. The A32 passes through the village between Gosport and Alton...
PP. With its independence Swanmore gained its own resident priest and parsonage. As well as St Barnabas, Swanmore has a Methodist chapel which was built in 1863.
The Paterson centre, which was built to replace the old parish room, was built in the late 1980s and named after retired Swanmore vicar Rev. Ron Paterson and in remembrance of the three members of his family who died while he was serving the parish.