OS grid reference SU6303943005 Country England Post town Basingstoke Shire county Hampshire Dialling code 01256 | Region South East Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district RG25 2 District Basingstoke and Deane UK parliament constituency Basingstoke | |
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Moundsmere is a hamlet in Hampshire, England. According to the Post Office the 2011 Census population was included in the civil parish of Preston Candover. It is 3 miles away from the village of Bentworth and lies 6.2 miles (10.0 km) away from Basingstoke.
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Map of Moundsmere, Basingstoke, UK
At one time, Moundsmere came under the large parish of Bentworth until its decline in the mid-19th century. Although today, Moundsmere still borders the parish of Bentworth.
History
Moundsmere became part of the dower first of Anne of Cleves and then of Catherine Howard. On the death of Catherine Howard, Henry VIII granted it to Winchester College in part exchange for certain other manors. The current Moundsmere Manor was built in 1908-9 by Sir Reginald Blomfield for Wilfred Buckley, a highly successful businessman returning to England from America, on the site he identified following a lengthy search for the perfect position.