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Medstead
Village and parish in Hampshire, England

Medstead

Medstead is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England.

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Its nearest town is Alton, which lies 4.3 miles (6.9 km) northeast of the village. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 2,036 people. The parish covers an area of 1,536 acres (622 ha) and has an average elevation of approximately 600 feet (180 m) above sea level. One of the county's high points at 716 feet (218 m), King's Hill, runs through Medstead and Bentworth.

How locals move

Getting around Medstead the local way

  • 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.

From Wikivoyage: Hampshire, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-04.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: The Basingstoker (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.