Morestead
Morestead is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Owslebury, in the Winchester district, in Hampshire, England.
Morestead is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Owslebury, in the Winchester district, in Hampshire, England. It is in the South Downs, about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Winchester. In 1931 the parish had a population of 96. On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged with Owslebury.
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Worth seeing in and around Morestead
5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Marwell Zoo
Marwell Zoo is a 140-acre zoo situated in Colden Common near Winchester, in the English county of Hampshire. It is owned and run by the registered charity Marwell Wildlife.
3.7 km · zoo situated at Owslebury near Winchester in England · Wikipedia - 02Twyford Down
Twyford Down is an area of chalk downland lying directly to the southeast of Winchester, Hampshire, England next to St. Catherine's Hill and close to the South Downs National Park.
2.1 km · hill in Hampshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Hockley Railway Viaduct
The Hockley Railway Viaduct is a disused railway viaduct to the south of Winchester in Hampshire, England.
3.5 km · bridge in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 04Magdalen Hill Cemetery
Magdalen Hill Cemetery, also known as Morn Hill Cemetery, is a cemetery principally serving the burial requirements of the unparished area of the city of Winchester but located on Magdalen Hill Down in the adjoining civil parish of Chilcomb. It is owned and managed by Winchester City Council and is a Grade II listed Historic Park and Garden.
3.9 km · cemetery serving the unparished area of Winchester but located in the adjoining civil parish of Chilcomb · Wikipedia - 05Church of St Mary, Twyford
St Mary's Church, Twyford is a Church of England parish church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the village of Twyford, Hampshire.
2.9 km · church in Twyford, Hampshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Morestead
- Airports
- London Heathrow (LHR), 75 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 77 km · Bristol (BRS), 108 km
- Stations
- Shawford railway station, 3.8 km
- London → Morestead96 km · quickest by road, 2h 18m · £10–14
- Bristol → Morestead104 km · quickest by road, 2h 40m · £13–18
- Luton, Luton → Morestead112 km · quickest by road, 2h 23m · £12–17
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No local-transport research exists yet for Morestead
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Morestead. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inPortsmouth is a major international ferry port, and receives ferries from Jersey and Guernsey (in the Channel Islands), Cherbourg, Caen, Le Havre and St.
- Get inOther nearby south coast ports with ferry service from the continent are Dover, Newhaven, and Poole.
- Get aroundPortsmouth is linked to Gosport by a frequent passenger ferry.
- Get aroundThere are also hovercraft, passenger and car ferry crossings to various towns on the Isle of Wight from Lymington, Southampton, and Portsmouth.
- Go nextThe Isle of Wight is an easy ferry trip from Portsmouth, Southampton or Lymington.
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Next door to Morestead
Morestead is 52 km from Reading, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Twyfordvillage and civil parish in Hampshire, England2.8 km
- Owsleburyvillage and civil parish in Hampshire, England, UK2.1 km
- Chilcombvillage and civil parish in Hampshire, United Kingdom3 km
- Compton and Shawfordcivil parish in the City of Winchester, Hampshire, England3.8 km
- Bar Endvillage in Hampshire, England, UK3.7 km
- Baybridgevillage in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom3.4 km