Violet Hill

Violet Hill is a peak in Hursley, Winchester District, England and has an elevation of 466 feet. Access is restricted and requires permission. Violet Hill is situated nearby to the locality Boosey Hanging, as well as near the hamlet Merdon.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St John and Farley Mount.

Church of St John

Church

Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Farley Mount

Peak

Photo: Alfabetponcho, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Farley Mount is a hill in Hampshire that gives its name to Farley Mount Country Park, about four miles west of the city of Winchester. A trig point and an 18th-century monument stand on the summit, 174 metres above sea-level.

Farley Mount Obelisk

Monument

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Farley Mount Obelisk is a monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hursley and Ampfield.

Hursley

Village

Photo: Nicholsr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hursley is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England with a population of around 900 in 2011. It is located roughly midway between Romsey and Winchester on the A3090.

Ampfield

Village

Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ampfield is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Test Valley in Hampshire, England, between Romsey, Eastleigh, and Winchester. It had a population at the 2001 census of 1,474, increasing to 1,583 at the 2011 Census.

Braishfield

Village

Photo: Pterre, CC BY 3.0.

Braishfield is a village and civil parish north of Romsey in Hampshire, England. The name is thought to be derived from the Old English bræsc + feld, meaning 'open land with small branches or brushwood'. The hamlet of Pucknall lies due east of the village.

Violet Hill

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Peak with an elevation of 466 feet
Category: landform
Location: Hursley, Winchester District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.04403° or 51° 2′ 39″ north

Longitude

-1.41256° or 1° 24′ 45″ west

Elevation

466 feet (142 metres)

Open location code

9C3W2HVP+JX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 285898644

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12620477

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