Wivelrod is a hamlet in the largecivil parish ofBentworth inHampshire, England. The nearest town isAlton, about 2.8 miles (4.5 km) to the east. At aspot height of 712 feet (217 m), it is one of the highest settlements in Hampshire.
The nearest railway station isAlton which is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the east. Until 1932 it was theBentworth and Lasham railway station on theBasingstoke and Alton Light Railway.
The area was inhabited in ancient times and someTumuli andBurial Mounds are on Wivelrod Hill. Also, at Wivelrod House, finds include Pottery, bone objects, spindle-whorls (stone discs with a hole in the middle used in spinning thread) and fragments of Roman roofing tiles.
Wivelrod lies in the northwestern part of theEast Hampshire district ofHampshire inSouth East England, 5.4 miles (8.7 km) southeast ofAlton, its nearest town.[1] It is in the parish of Bentworth, which covers an area of 3,763 acres (1,523 ha). Wivelrod is among the highest settlements in Hampshire and has a spot height of 716 feet (218 m) above sea level.[2] The landscape surrounding the hamlet mostly consists of high downland with woods and plantations.[2] Notable woods in the vicinity include Colliers Wood, Childer Hill Copse, and North.Alton Abbey lies approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) away from the centre of the hamlet, and a Roman building is also situated near Wivelrod House.[1]
According to the 2011 census Bentworth had a population of 553 people, of which 33.30% of them were in full-time employment, somewhat lower than the national average of 37.70%. In addition, the parish contains 221 households with an average size of 2.62 people. Wivelrod is not listed individually in the census.[3]
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Due to its location in south central England and its proximity to the sea, the average maximum temperature in January is 7.2 °C (45 °F) with the average minimum being 1.6 °C (35 °F). The average maximum temperature in July is 21.9 °C (71 °F), with the average minimum being 12.5 °C (55 °F). The village gets around 755 millimetres (29.7 in) of rain a year, with a minimum of 1 mm (0.04 in) of rain reported on 103 days a year.[4]
| Climate data for Odiham weather station (nearest to Wivelrod),Odiham, elevation: 9 metres (30 feet) (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) | 7.4 (45.3) | 10.3 (50.5) | 13.0 (55.4) | 16.6 (61.9) | 19.5 (67.1) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.6 (70.9) | 18.5 (65.3) | 14.4 (57.9) | 10.3 (50.5) | 7.4 (45.3) | 14.1 (57.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) | 1.3 (34.3) | 3.0 (37.4) | 4.4 (39.9) | 7.5 (45.5) | 10.4 (50.7) | 12.5 (54.5) | 12.4 (54.3) | 10.2 (50.4) | 7.4 (45.3) | 4.2 (39.6) | 1.8 (35.2) | 6.4 (43.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 77.8 (3.06) | 56.0 (2.20) | 54.8 (2.16) | 52.6 (2.07) | 52.2 (2.06) | 48.5 (1.91) | 50.2 (1.98) | 52.1 (2.05) | 61.8 (2.43) | 87.2 (3.43) | 83.9 (3.30) | 78.5 (3.09) | 755.5 (29.74) |
| Average precipitation days | 12.2 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 120.9 |
| Source: Met Office[4] | |||||||||||||
