Upper Wield

Upper Wield
Upper Wield
Upper Wield shown within Hampshire
OS grid reference SU629387
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Alresford
Postcode district SO24
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament

Upper Wield is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Wield. It is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west of Alton.

The nearest railway station is the restored Medstead & Four Marks station on the Watercress Line, trains from which connect with the nearest national rail station 5.5 miles (8.9 km) to the east, at Alton.

In January 2014 a whirl-wind blew away three farm buildings at Blackmoor Game [1]

Further reading

  • Anon A Brief History and Description of St. James Church, Wield (available from the church)

References

Media related to Upper Wield at Wikimedia Commons

  • Hampshire Treasures Volume 6 (East Hampshire) Pages 321, 323, 324, 325, and 326


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