Embley, Hampshire

Embley
Embley
	Embley Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU3309221810
District	Test Valley;
Shire county	Hampshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROMSEY
Postcode district	SO51
Dialling code	01962
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Romsey and Southampton North;
	List of places UK England Hampshire 50°59′41″N 1°31′47″W / 50.994743°N 1.529846°W

Embley is a small village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Romsey, which lies approximately 3.5 miles (4.8 km) east from the village. It is in the civil parish of Wellow.

A famous 19th century resident was Florence Nightingale, who for much of her childhood was raised in the parish at her family's home Embley Park.^[1]^[2]

Notes and references

^ Though as a child she also often lived at the family's second home at Lea Hurst
^ Florence Nightingale and Lynn McDonald (Editor) (2010). "An introduction to Vol 14". Florence Nightingale: The Crimean War. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 0889204691. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)

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[1] Though as a child she also often lived at the family's second home at Lea Hurst

[NightingaleCrimeanColectedWorkds-2] Florence Nightingale and Lynn McDonald (Editor) (2010). "An introduction to Vol 14". Florence Nightingale: The Crimean War. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 0889204691. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)

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