St James's church, Upper Wield, Hampshire - geograph

Wield is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...

, England, within the district of

East Hampshire East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Petersfield. Other towns are Alton and Bordon. The district was originally to be known as the District Council of Petersfield. It comprised 42 seat ...

. It includes two neighbouring villages,

Upper Wield Upper Wield is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Wield. It is west of Alton. The nearest railway station is the restored Medstead & Four Marks station on the Watercress Line, trains ...

and Lower Wield. At the 2011 Census the population was 254. The parish council meets quarterly at the parish hall in Upper Wield. Wield as a civil parish is separate from the church parish. The parish church, dedicated to St James, is also in Upper Wield. It is mainly Norman, and is a Grade I

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Gallery

File:Memorial to William Waloppe esquire, St James's church, Upper Wield, Hampshire - geograph.org.uk - 697630.jpg, Memorial to William Waloppe esquire File:Memorial to William Waloppe esquire, dedication, St James's church, Upper Wield, Hampshire - geograph.org.uk - 697640.jpg, Memorial to William Waloppe esquire

References

External links

Victoria County History of Hampshire
Civil parishes in Hampshire East Hampshire District {{Hampshire-geo-stub