Ramsdell
- Wootton St Lawrence with Ramsdell
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Hampshire
- South East
Ramsdell is a small village in the civil parish of Wootton St Lawrence with Ramsdell, in the Basingstoke and Deane district, in the English county of Hampshire. Ramsdell neighbours with Charter Alley only 1/2 mile up the road. The town of Tadley is 5 miles (8.0 km) away with the nearest shops. Ramsdell lies near other towns the largest being Basingstoke (7 miles) with Newbury only 15 miles (24 km) in the other direction. Other nearby villages include West Heath, Stoney Heath, Baughurst, Monk Sherborne, and Wootton St Lawrence.
Village life
Ramsdell is a typical English village with the church traditionally being the main focal point and also with a cricket ground, village hall and a community tennis court located by the cricket ground along with a children's play park. The focal point of the village is the cross roads right in the centre where Basingstoke Road meets Ewhurst Lane and Monk Sherborne road. Christ Church is located on one of the corners with the village hall nearby.
Events in Ramsdell include weekly cricket matches in the summer months, a bi-annual Fete[1] and an annual village tennis tournament. There is also a monthly ladies' club meeting in the village hall. The local pub is called the White Hart.
Transport
Ramsdell is located 1-mile (1.6 km) from the A339 which links Basingstoke to Newbury. From Basingstoke the M3 links to London and Southampton. A bus service operates in term time to the Clere school and St. Gabriel's School both in Newbury. Basingstoke station is the nearest main railway station linking to London and the south coast but Bramley station only 3 miles (4.8 km) away links to Reading. The nearest international airports are Southampton (27 miles (43 km)) and London Heathrow (31 miles (50 km))
References
- ^ "Ramsdell garden fete". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
External links
- Ramsdell conservation area proposal
- Graves in Christ Church cemetery
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parishes
- Ashford Hill with Headley
- Ashmansworth
- Baughurst
- Bradley
- Bramley
- Burghclere
- Candovers
- Chineham
- Cliddesden
- Deane
- Dummer
- East Woodhay
- Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green
- Farleigh Wallop
- Hannington
- Herriard
- Highclere
- Hurstbourne Priors
- Kingsclere
- Laverstoke
- Litchfield and Woodcott
- Mapledurwell and Up Nately
- Monk Sherborne
- Mortimer West End
- Newtown
- North Waltham
- Nutley
- Oakley
- Old Basing and Lychpit
- Overton
- Pamber
- Popham
- Preston Candover
- Rooksdown
- Sherborne St John
- Sherfield on Loddon
- Sherfield Park
- Silchester
- St Mary Bourne
- Steventon
- Stratfield Turgis
- Tunworth
- Upton Grey
- Weston Corbett
- Weston Patrick
- Winslade
- Wootton St Lawrence with Ramsdell
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hamlets
- Adbury
- Aldermaston Soke
- Aldern Bridge
- Andwell
- Ashe
- Ashe Warren
- Ashford Hill
- Ashley Warren
- Axford
- Axmansford
- Binley
- Bishop's Green
- Bramley Corner
- Bramley Green
- Broadmere
- Brock's Green
- Brown Candover
- Charter Alley
- Chilton Candover
- Cole Henley
- Dunley
- East Oakley
- Ecchinswell
- Ellisfield
- Ewhurst
- Freefolk
- Hare Warren
- Headley
- Heath End
- Ibworth
- Inhurst
- Litchfield
- Little London
- Lower Woodcott
- Lower Wyke
- Malshanger
- Mapledurwell
- Middle Wyke
- Nately Scures
- Newfound
- Newnham
- Newtown Common
- North Oakley
- North Sydmonton
- Old Basing
- Old Burghclere
- Pamber End
- Pamber Green
- Pamber Heath
- Penwood
- Plastow Green
- Quidhampton
- Ramsdell
- Southrope
- Stoke
- Spanish Green
- Sydmonton
- Tufton Warren
- Up Nately
- Upper Woodcott
- Upper Wootton
- Tufton
- Turgis Green
- Wadwick
- Wells-in-the-Field
- West Heath
- Whitnal
- Whitway
- Woolton Hill
- Wolverton
- Wolverton Common
- Wootton St Lawrence
Basingstoke