The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
Micheldever Rights of Way Volunteers
“Always, everywhere, people have walked” - Thomas A Clark
Our parish is blessed with open spaces that have been enjoyed for many years.
Contact information
As with any natural space, these ways can become overgrown and blocked and unavailable for use.
Our aim is to keep all these rights of way clear for use by walkers, riders and cyclists by: keeping nettles and brambles at bay; removing barriers and blocks; and maintaining or improving the signage used to show the routes. We have permission from the County to undertake this work, and use a combination of our own tools and those given to us by HCC Countryside Access Rangers.
If you enjoy our local footpaths, bridleways and other rights of way and would like to help, join our email list or if you have any queries, please get in touch with the groups coordinators.
If you would like to explore more of our local byways, one perfect way to do this is through the ‘first Sunday in the Month’ walks, organised by Sue Bell. These are advertised in the the Dever, or you can join the mailing list by emailing Sue directly at: suebell0906@gmail.com . Members of the Rights of Way Volunteers group are regulars on these walks.
Useful links:
Definitive map - Hampshire County Council’s online record of the County’s public rights of way
Right to roam - The campaign aims to bring a Right to Roam Act to England so that millions more people can have easy access to open spaces.
Iron age hill forts – if you would like to find details of hill forts identified
The Micheldever Map Boards: view links to each of the five Parish Map Boards located throughout the Parish, here:
Click the link below for The Watercress Way walk which is a local 27 mile route, waymarked using sections of the old railways, existing rights of way and the ancient Droves from Alresford via Kings Worthy to Sutton Scotney
Don't Lose Your Way and the Right to Roam in Micheldever - Locals might be interested to hear about the Ramblers major campaign, Don't Lose Your Way and the Right to Roam group Read on
A step in the right direction - (RoWVers) have been busy in the first phase of improvement works to an historic footpath, that runs between Weston and Borough Arches - April 2021 - Read on
RoWVers Visit to Bazeley Copse - Article from The Dever Magazine June 2019
Micheldever Parish Rights of Way Volunteers (the RoWVers) - Autumn 2018
