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Village and parish in Hampshire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mortimer West End is a village and civil parish in north Hampshire in England. It lies in the northernmost point of the county.
| Mortimer West End | |
|---|---|
 The Red Lion, Mortimer West End | |
  Mortimer West End Location within Hampshire | |
| Population | 417 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU634637 |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode district | RG7 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
At one time it was the Hampshire part of the cross-county parish of Stratfield Mortimer (mostly in Berkshire). It became an independent ecclesiastical parish in 1870 - the church of St Saviour having been built in 1854 - and a civil parish in 1894.[2] The parish was transferred from the county of Berkshire to the county of Hampshire in 1879, producing the slight bulge in Hampshire's northern boundary.[3]
The village is served by a public house, the Red Lion, which is now an Italian Gastropub.
There is a village link minibus service which serves Pamber Heath, Silchester and Mortimer West End. It is necessary to pre-book this service by contacting Hampshire County Council.[4] Reading Buses Lime 2/2a route also serves the village.
The village is very close to the site of Calleva Atrebatum which mostly lies in the parish of Silchester. The remains of the town's amphitheatre, however, lie within Mortimer West End, and the Roman road running from Silchester northwards through the village can still be made out in parts. A short stretch of Roman road is still in use in the hamlet of Aldermaston Soke.
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