Upper Wield
| Upper Wield | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
_(July_2019)_(7).JPG) St James's Church, Upper Wield | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU629387 |
| Location: | 51°8’40"N, 1°6’4"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Alresford |
| Postcode: | SO24 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Hampshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
East Hampshire |
Upper Wield is a village in Hampshire, in the parish of Wield, five and a half miles west of its closest town, Alton. Its sister village, Lower Wield, of much the same size, is half a mile to the north, with footpaths joining the two.
The parish church, St James, stands in Upper Wield. A little church built around 1150, with some 15th century details, it is a Grade I listed building.[1] The church underwent a restoration of 1884. It has a Norman aisleless nave and chancel, with a small vestry at the west end. The chancel has a small niche on the north side of the east window, and there is a priest's door. The chancel arch is round, in the pre-Gothic style.
In January 2014 a whirlwind blew away three farm buildings at Blackmoor Game [2]
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1094078: Church of St James (Grade I listing)
- ↑ "Farm buildings blown away by mini tornado". http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10967780.Farm_buildings_blown_away_by_mini_tornado/.
- Anon: 'A Brief History and Description of St James Church, Wield' (available from the church)
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