Old Alresford
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Old Alresford | |
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Village | |
Stream on the village green at Old Alresford, Hampshire | |
Old Alresford Location within Hampshire | |
Population | 599 [1] |
OS grid reference | SU5832 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ALRESFORD |
Postcode district | SO24 |
Dialling code | 01962 |
Police | Hampshire |
Fire | Hampshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Old Alresford (/ˈɒlzfərd/ OLZ-fərd or /ˈɔːlzfərd/ AWLZ-fərd) is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It is 1 km (0.6 miles) north of the town of New Alresford, 12 km (7 miles) northeast of the city of Winchester, and 20 km (12 miles) south-west of the town of Alton.
In 1851, George Sumner, son of Charles Richard Sumner (Bishop of Winchester), became rector of the parish. There his wife, Mary Sumner, started the Mothers' Union, now a global organisation of Anglican women.[2] The first meetings were held in the rectory, now a conference centre known as Old Alresford Place.
In 1986, following the closure of the village school and post office, The Old Alresford Dramatic Society (T.O.A.D.S.) was founded[3] as a way of bringing the village together. They perform a pantomime in December each year and a Spring Show, usually in May.
St Mary the Virgin parish church is a brick building dating from the 1750s. The naval hero George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, is buried in the church.[2] His family seat, Old Alresford House, is next to the church. Also in the churchyard is the mausoleum of C. F. G. R. Schwerdt, an art collector, who died in 1939.[4]
Gallery[]
The church of St Mary the Virgin
The Schwerdt Mausoleum
Disused watercress beds at Old Alresford
References[]
- ^ Census data
- ^ Jump up to: a b Mee, Arthur (1967). Long, E T (ed.). The King's England, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight. London: Hodder and Stoughton. p. 8.
- ^ The Old Alresford Dramatic Society website
- ^ "C F G R Schwerdt". British Museum. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
External links[]
- Alresford in the Domesday Book
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- Villages in Hampshire
- City of Winchester
- Hampshire geography stubs