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'''Weston Colley''' is a hamlet of about twenty dwellings, adjacent to (and within the parochial parish of) [[Micheldever]] but in the [[civil parish]] of [[Stoke Charity]], within the [[City of Winchester]] district of [[Hampshire]], [[England]]. Winchester is also the nearest large settlement, lying approximately seven miles (12 km) south of the hamlet. |
'''Weston Colley''' is a hamlet of about twenty dwellings, adjacent to (and within the parochial parish of) [[Micheldever]] but in the [[civil parish]] of [[Stoke Charity]], within the [[City of Winchester]] district of [[Hampshire]], [[England]]. Winchester is also the nearest large settlement, lying approximately seven miles (12 km) south of the hamlet. |
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Whilst some residents operate cottage industries, there are no overt commercial activities in Weston Colley, save for Weston Farm. The hamlet has no shops, pubs nor places of worship. |
Whilst some residents operate cottage industries, there are no overt commercial activities in Weston Colley, save for Weston Farm. The hamlet has no shops, pubs nor places of worship. |
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Weston Colley is located entirely within the Dever Valley; the River Dever flows through the hamlet but briefly disappears under the tall Victorian railway-track embankment which separates Weston Colley from Micheldever. The busy main London (Waterloo) to Southampton railway still uses the line. |
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Revision as of 19:16, 4 May 2011
Weston Colley is a hamlet of about twenty dwellings, adjacent to (and within the parochial parish of) Micheldever but in the civil parish of Stoke Charity, within the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. Winchester is also the nearest large settlement, lying approximately seven miles (12 km) south of the hamlet.
Whilst some residents operate cottage industries, there are no overt commercial activities in Weston Colley, save for Weston Farm. The hamlet has no shops, pubs nor places of worship.
Weston Colley is located entirely within the Dever Valley; the River Dever flows through the hamlet but briefly disappears under the tall Victorian railway-track embankment which separates Weston Colley from Micheldever. The busy main London (Waterloo) to Southampton railway still uses the line.