Lower Upham is a small village in

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ...

, England, situated north-west of

Bishop's Waltham Bishop's Waltham (or Bishops Waltham) is a medieval market town situated at the source of the River Hamble in Hampshire, England. It has a foot in the South Downs National Park and is located at the midpoint of a long-established route between ...

on the B2177.

Governance

The village is part of the

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of Upham and is part of the Owslebury and Curdridge

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of the

City of Winchester Winchester (), or the City of Winchester, is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with City status in the United Kingdom, city status in Hampshire, England. The district is named after its main settlement of Winchester, which ...

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Facilities

Lower Upham has a

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- the ''Alma Inn'', the New Millennium Village Hall and a small private

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that is the home of Solent Flight, a

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. Other businesses in the village include a large motor home and

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sales centre.

References

* Villages in Hampshire {{hampshire-geo-stub