Embley, Hampshire
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| Embley | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 Embley Park | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU320211 |
| Location: | 50°59’20"N, 1°32’43"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Romsey |
| Postcode: | SO51 |
| Dialling code: | 01962 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Test Valley |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Romsey and Southampton North |
Embley is a small village in the west of Hampshire, a mile from the border of Wiltshire to the west. Its nearest town is Romsey, which stands three and a half miles east of Embley.
A famous 19th century resident was Florence Nightingale, who for much of her childhood was raised in the parish at her family's home Embley Park; though as a child she also often lived at the family's second home at Lea Hurst in Derbyshire.[1] Embley Park is now a school.
References
- ↑ Florence Nightingale and Lynn McDonald, ed (2010). "An introduction to Vol 14". Florence Nightingale: The Crimean War. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 0889204691.