Morestead is a village in the South Downs, about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Winchester in Hampshire, England. According to the Post Office the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of Twyford. The village is part of the civil parish of Owslebury and Morestead.

Morestead
Morestead parish church
Morestead Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU5025
Civil parish	Owslebury and Morestead
District	Winchester
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Winchester
Postcode district	SO24
Dialling code	01962
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Winchester
Website	Owslebury & Morestead Parish
List of places UK England Hampshire 51.0262°N 1.2746°W / 51.0262; -1.2746

The village lies on rising downland adjacent to the ancient Roman road from Portchester to Winchester.

Morestead is predominantly a farming community and there are racehorse training stables.

The ancient Parish Church has no known dedication.

Further reading

• Page, W.H., ed. (1908). A History of the County of Hampshire. Victoria County History. Vol. 3. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co. pp. 329–330.
• Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David (1967). Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 340.

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