Lordswood, Southampton

Lordswood
Lordswood
Unitary authority	Southampton;
Ceremonial county	Hampshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode district	SO16
Dialling code	023
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Southampton Itchen;
	List of places UK England Hampshire

Lordswood is a district in Southampton, England. It is situated in the northern part of the city bordering the areas of Lordshill, Chilworth, Aldermoor and Bassett.

History of Lordswood

According to the Anglo-Saxon Charter of 956 Aldermoor Lordswood, Lordshill and Coxford are all within the ancient boundary of the Manor of Millbrook and were farmland within the county of Hampshire, until the 20th Century when it was absorbed into Southampton.^[1]

Landscape

The main feature is the gentle valley carved by Holly Brook. It is quite high ground in relation to sea level (45m) at the top of Hollybrook Cemetery.

Housing

The type of housing found in Lordswood is fairly large, owner-occupied detached residences such as Bassett Avenue. There is, however, a small area of fairly new council flats in the Dunkirk Road area.

Transport

The A35 Winchester Road, Southampton Ring Road is in the south-east corner. Lordswood Road is a throughroute from the northern suburbs to the West. Lord's Hill Way is a distributor road for the Lord's Hill estate, built in the 1970s.

References

^ *Brown, Jim (2007). "Shirley Warren", The Illustrated History of Southampton Suburbs, P108

[1] *Brown, Jim (2007). "Shirley Warren", The Illustrated History of Southampton Suburbs, P108

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