Morestead

Morestead
Hampshire
Morestead parish church
Location
Grid reference:	SU508256
Location:	51°1’41"N, 1°16’33"W
Data
Post town:	Winchester
Postcode:	SO21
Dialling code:	01962
Local Government
Council:	Winchester
Parliamentary constituency:	Winchester
Website:	owslebury.org.uk

Morestead is a village in the South Downs, about three miles south-east of Winchester, in Hampshire. A mile and a half to the south is a larger village, Owslebury. Morestead is predominantly a farming community and there are racehorse training stables.

The village lies on rising downland adjacent to the ancient Roman road from Portchester to Winchester.

The ancient Parish Church has no known dedication.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Morestead)

• Owslebury & Morestead Parish

References

• A History of the County of Hampshire - Volume 3 pp 329-330: Parishes: Morestead (Victoria County History)
• Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Hampshire & The Isle of Wight, 1967 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09606-4page 340