Travels in Hampshire

Plus cleaning up flies, and Deep Anglicanism

Wherwell and Chilbolton Common

Inspired by an article on The Telegraph website on the ten prettiest villages in Hampshire, we decided to go to Wherwell on my day off. It’s a small village through which runs the River Test with lots of thatched cottages and other riverside dwellings.

We went over to the parish church and had a look around. The Old Rectory next-door is more like a small complex of buildings with a beautiful lawn that opens out onto the churchyard. It is so sad to me when I see these wonderful vicarages sold off to private owners for quick but short-lasting return. In the porch area was displayed the electoral roll of about 35 people. It probably means the congregation is of around 20-25, which nowadays and for a village of this size is not actually that bad.