Beauworth

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Beauworth
Hampshire

Thatched cottages in Beauworth
Location
Grid reference: SU577261
Location: 51°1’52"N, 1°10’45"W
Data
Population: 40  (est.)
Post town: Alresford
Postcode: SO24
Dialling code: 01962 771
Local Government
Council: Winchester
Parliamentary
constituency:
Winchester

Beauworth is a village in Hampshire, about eight miles east of Winchester. In 2013, the population was counted as 97.

On Sunday afternoon 30 June 1833, four boys playing on a small piece of pasture land discovered what became known as the Beauworth Hoard.The Beauworth Hoard is believed to be linked to the very powerful Walkelin.[1]

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Beauworth)

References

  1. Hampshire Field Club and Archeological Society, Papers and Proceedings. Vol.VII, Part I. Printed 1914. H.M. Gilbert and Son, 24 Above Bar, Southampton and at Winchester. Page 52.

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