Preston Candover
Preston Candover is a village and large civil parish in Hampshire, England.
It has two churches, only one of which is still in use. Its nearest town is Basingstoke, approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) away. It has an acreage of 3,457 acres (13.99 km2), which lies on comparatively low ground, south of the high country round the surrounding villages of Farleigh Wallop and Nutley, and north-west of that which rises to Wield and beyond to Bentworth. The village itself lies on the lowest ground towards the west of the parish on the road which comes northeast from Northington and the two other Candovers, and runs across the parish to enter Nutley at Axford and continues uphill to Farleigh Wallop and then to Basingstoke.
Getting around Preston Candover 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.
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