Selborne

Selborne is a village in Hampshire, England, 3.9 miles south of Alton, and just within the northern boundary of the South Downs National Park. The village receives visitors because of its links with the naturalist Revd.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gilbert White and the Oates Collection and Noar Hill.

Gilbert White and the Oates Collection

Museum

Photo: Stephjeb, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gilbert White and the Oates Collection is a museum.

Noar Hill

Peak

Photo: Puffball, Public domain.

Noar Hill is a 63-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Selborne in Hampshire. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, and part of East Hampshire Hangers Special Area of Conservation.

St Mary’s Church, Selborne

Church

Photo: Michael FORD, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of St Mary is an Anglican church in the village of Selborne, Hampshire, England. It is in the Diocese of Winchester. The building is Grade I listed; The church dates from about 1180, with modifications in the medieval period and restoration in the 19th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alton and Bordon.

Alton

Photo: AlasdairW, Public domain.

Alton is a town in Hampshire, surrounded by attractive countryside and villages that were once home to novelist Jane Austen, naturalist Gilbert White, and Antarctic explorer Lawrence Oates.

Bordon

Town

Photo: Ray Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bordon is a town in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies in the interior of the royal Woolmer Forest, about 5 miles southeast of Alton. Bordon is situated 3 miles east of Selborne.

West Worldham

Hamlet

Photo: Michael Ford, CC BY-SA 2.0.

West Worldham is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Worldham, in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 2.1 miles southeast of the town of Alton.

Selborne

Type: Locality
Location: East Hampshire, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.1004° or 51° 6′ 2″ north

Longitude

-0.9236° or 0° 55′ 25″ west

Elevation

440 feet (134 metres)

Open location code

9C3X432G+5G

GeoNames ID

7296683

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