Waltham Chase is a village in Hampshire, England, neighbouring the town of Bishop's Waltham. It is in the civil parish of Shedfield. The village comprises about 2 sq. kilometres of land to the south-east of Bishop's Waltham.[1]

Waltham Chase
Waltham Chase Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU565155
• London	73 miles (117 km)
District	Winchester
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Southampton
Postcode district	SO32
Dialling code	01329 and 01489
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Winchester
List of places UK England Hampshire 50.936071°N 1.195118°W / 50.936071; -1.195118

History

Previously a forest used for the hierarchy of Bishop's Waltham to hunt game, the village started to establish its own, independent identity in the 19th Century.

Amenities

The village has a primary school - St John the Baptist CoE; older children attend Swanmore College nearby. It has several green areas, e.g. a recreation ground and park area. It has a thriving village hall which is used by many societies and clubs. There is a bicycle shop, two village stores, one of which includes the post office and there is also a hairdresser. There is a garage with car repair, a car sales outlet and a commercial vehicle sales business.

It has a Methodist church; the local Anglican church, St John the Baptist, is located at Shedfield. The parish of Shedfield includes Shirrell Heath, Waltham Chase and Shedfield.[2]

The village has one inn, The Black Dog.

There are stables, several farms and a number of small businesses in the village, including Robin Appel Ltd,[3] an independent grain merchant and The Dog Room in Sandy Lane, the local dog groomer.

Demographics

According to the ONS (from the 2011 census) the population of the whole Winchester LSOA (Lower Layer Super Output Areas) - "Winchester 012F" area which includes both Waltham Chase and most of Shirrell Heath was 1,481, with 579 households.[4]

Places of interest

There is an SSSI site (unit ID 1007744) within the village, Waltham Chase Meadows - "one of the best examples in the county of dry neutral unimproved pasture."[5] [6]

Across the road from the Moors Nature Reserve is the Chase Mill, which was still in use in 1957. This mill has been featured on a television restoration programme - Salvage Squad - which first aired on Channel 4 in January 2003.[7]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Waltham Chase.

• St John the Baptist Primary School - Local primary school for Waltham Chase.
• St John the Baptist Church - the parish church.
• Waltham Chase Methodist Church
• Shedfield Parish Council
• Waltham Chase Village Website