Streets & Buildings
Micheldever Village

This old toll road saw a revival in the 20th century with the invention of motorised transport and was reborn again as the A33. During the Second World War, older residents recall seeing the road full of military vehicles carrying troops and equipment to ports on the south coast in preparation for the D Day landings.

Church Street runs from the Crease to the river Dever. It contains many interesting buildings, along with the shop, school and church

Duke Street runs from the Crease to Cowdown. It used to be called "Duck Street" because there used to be a Village Duck Pond where the Lord Rank Playing Field car park is now located. Some of the old photographs show a ditch to the right side of the road with small bridges over it to the houses. It still regularly floods near to the Lord Rank playing fields.

View from river towards Northbrook. Postcard 1920

Rook (formerly Brook) Lane runs from Church Street to Micheldever Cottage. From there it leads into a footpath known locally as “Coffin Walk”. This path leads to East Stratton village, and until the East Stratton church was re-built in its current site, the East Stratton dead had to be wheeled all the way to Micheldever Church for the funeral service, a last bumpy ride.

Sloe Lane runs from the Crease (the junction of Church Street and Duke Street), towards Stoke Charity.

Here are some photos of the street from the past. To view any of them in more detail, click on the photo and a larger version will appear.

Winchester Road in the area of the pub is a holloway (as is Sloe Lane). Historically it became a sunken lane through a process of the mud washing off a sloping track exposing the stones, which then were kicked out and on by hooves, boots and cartwheels - some probably thrown onto the bank. It was known as Annell Lane in the 1881 Census.