Monkwood
Encyclopedia
Monkwood is a village
in the East Hampshire
district of Hampshire
, England
. It is 6.8 miles (11.2km) northwest of Petersfield
, just off the A32 road.
The nearest railway station is the restored Ropley station
on the Watercress Line
, 2.5 miles (4.1km) to the west, services from which connect with the nearest national rail station 6.5 miles (10.4km) to the northeast, at Alton
. The station at Petersfield
is a similar distance to the southeast.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the East Hampshire
East Hampshire
East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Petersfield. Other towns are Alton, Horndean and Whitehill-Bordon....
district of Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is 6.8 miles (11.2km) northwest of Petersfield
Petersfield, Hampshire
Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is north of Portsmouth, on the A3 road. The town has its own railway station on the Portsmouth Direct Line, the mainline rail link connecting Portsmouth and London. The town is situated on the...
, just off the A32 road.
The nearest railway station is the restored Ropley station
Ropley railway station
Ropley railway station is a railway station in Ropley, Hampshire, England, which opened on 2 October 1865.-Preservation:Ropley railway station was reopened by the Mid Hants Railway on 30 April 1977...
on the Watercress Line
Watercress Line
The Watercress Line is the marketing name of the Mid-Hants Railway, a heritage railway in Hampshire, England, running from New Alresford to Alton where it connects to the National Rail network. The line gained its popular name in the days that it was used to transport locally grown watercress to...
, 2.5 miles (4.1km) to the west, services from which connect with the nearest national rail station 6.5 miles (10.4km) to the northeast, at Alton
Alton railway station
Alton railway station is a railway station in the town of Alton, in the English county of Hampshire. The station is the terminus for two railway lines; the Alton Line which runs to Brookwood and onto London Waterloo and the Mid Hants Watercress Railway, which runs to Alresford. The latter once ran...
. The station at Petersfield
Petersfield railway station
Petersfield railway station is a railway station serving the market town of Petersfield, Hampshire, England. It is located on the Portsmouth Direct Line which runs between London and Portsmouth ....
is a similar distance to the southeast.