Owslebury Bottom is a hamlet in the civil parish of Owslebury in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Winchester, which lies approximately 4.2 miles (7 km) north-west from the village. William Cobbett rode through the hamlet in his 1820s book Rural Rides. He described it as "half a dozen timbered houses in the ownership of Lord Mildmay, a small church of recent construction, and a tract of good soil used to cultivate wheat, being of good quality, of which the majority is milled at the City Mill in Winchester".[1]

Owslebury Bottom
Cottages at Owslebury Bottom
Owslebury Bottom is located in Hampshire
Owslebury Bottom
Owslebury Bottom
Location within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU5145824191
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWINCHESTER
Postcode districtSO21
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
51°00′53″N 1°16′04″W / 51.014804°N 1.267824°W / 51.014804; -1.267824

History

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It is served by a bus from Winchester around once every two hours.

References

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  1. ^ "Geograph:: Flood in field at Owslebury Bottom © Peter Facey cc-by-sa/2.0". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2023.