Waltham Chase

Village in the Winchester district of Hampshire, England

Human settlement in England

Waltham Chase

Waltham Chase

Location within Hampshire

OS grid reference| SU565155
• London| 73 miles (117 km)
District|

* Winchester

Shire county|

* Hampshire

Region|

* South East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| Southampton
Postcode district| SO32
Dialling code| 01329 and 01489
Police| Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire| Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance| South Central
UK Parliament|

* Winchester

List of places

England
Hampshire

50°56′10″N 1°11′42″W﻿ / ﻿50.936071°N 1.195118°W﻿ / 50.936071; -1.195118

Waltham Chase is a village in Hampshire, England, neighbouring the town of Bishop's Waltham. It is in the civil parish of Shedfield, comprising about two square kilometres of land to the south-east of Bishop's Waltham.[1]

## History

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Previously a forest used for the hierarchy of Bishop's Waltham to hunt game, the village started to establish its own, independent identity in the 19th century.

## Amenities

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The village has a primary school \- St John the Baptist CoE; older children attend Swanmore College nearby. It has several green areas, e.g. a recreation ground and park area. It has a thriving village hall which is used by many societies and clubs. There is a village store which includes the post office and there is also a hairdresser. There is a garage with car repair, a car sales outlet and a commercial vehicle sales business. The village also has two public houses

It has a Methodist church; the local Anglican church, St John the Baptist, is located at Shedfield. The parish of Shedfield includes Shirrell Heath, Waltham Chase and Shedfield.[2]

## Demographics

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According to the ONS (from the 2021 census) the population of the whole Winchester LSOA (Lower Layer Super Output Areas) - "Winchester 012F" area which includes both Waltham Chase and most of Shirrell Heath was 2,830.[3]

## Places of interest

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There is an SSSI site (unit ID 1007744) within the village, Waltham Chase Meadows - "one of the best examples in the county of dry neutral unimproved pasture."[4] [5]

Across the road from the Moors Nature Reserve is the Chase Mill, which was still in use in 1957. This mill has been featured on a television restoration programme - Salvage Squad \- which first aired on Channel 4 in January 2003.[6]

## References

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1. ^ ONS Neighbourhood statistics Retrieved 2007-11-28
2. ^ Shedfield Parish boundary Retrieved 2013-02-21
3. ^ "Winchester 012F (Lower Layer Super Output Area)". ONS. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
4. ^ Waltham Chase Meadows SSSI Notification Retrieved 2013-02-21
5. ^ Waltham Chase SSSI unit information Retrieved 2013-11-05
6. ^ Salvage Squad – 2003 series Retrieved 2013-02-21

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Waltham Chase.

* St John the Baptist Primary School \- Local primary school for Waltham Chase.
* St John the Baptist Church \- the parish church.
* Waltham Chase Methodist Church
* Shedfield Parish Council
* Waltham Chase Village Website