Wherwell

Also known as Wherwell, Hampshire

Wherwell is a village on the River Test in Hampshire, England. The name may derive from its bubbling springs resulting in the Middle Ages place name “Hwerwyl” noted in AD 955, possibly meaning “kettle springs” or “cauldron springs.” Pronunciation of the name has ranged from “Hurrell” to “Wer-rel” to present-day “Wher-well.”

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Place details

Locality: Test Valley
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 473

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Wherwell
UK place.static_image_name: Wherwell - geograph.org.uk - 193057.jpg
UK place.shire_district: Test Valley
UK place.shire_county: Hampshire
UK place.civil_parish: Wherwell
UK place.region: South East England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Romsey and Southampton North
UK place.population: 473
UK place.population_ref: (2011 Census including Cottonworth, Fullerton, South Harewood and Upper Enham)
UK place.post_town: ANDOVER
UK place.postcode_district: SP11
UK place.postcode_area: SP
UK place.dial_code: 01794
UK place.os_grid_reference: SU3891840929

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Wikidata facts

Population: 473
Image: Wherwell - geograph.org.uk - 193057.jpg
Dialing code: 01794

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Commons category: Wherwell
OS grid reference: SU3891840929
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Before the Dissolution, the parish of Wherwell was in the hands of an important abbey of Benedictine nuns, whose abbess was Lady of the Manor of an area much larger than the existing parish.