Leckford
in Hampshire of England, United Kingdom

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.137 and -1.466 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 8' 14" and W -1° 27' 56"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 10:08 AM (Sunday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:38 am and 4:06 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Delve into Leckford

Leckford in Hampshire (England) is located in United Kingdom about 63 mi (or 102 km) south-west of London, the country's capital town.

Current time in Leckford is now 10:08 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 9 airports close to Leckford, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Southampton Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is City of Bath in a distance of 18 mi (or 30 km), North-West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 2 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Winchester, Whiteparish, Allington, Southampton and Shalbourne. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 60 °F

Morning Temperature 15°C / 59 °F
Evening Temperature 14°C / 57 °F
Night Temperature 9°C / 49 °F
Chance of rainfall 12%
Air Humidity 78%
Air Pressure 996 hPa
Wind Speed High wind, near gale with 22 km/h (14 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Monday, 25th of November 2024

9°C (48 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 26th of November 2024

8°C (46 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.

Wednesday, 27th of November 2024

7°C (44 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Peat Spade Inn

Address
1,0 mi
Village Street Longstock 1
SO20 6DR Stockbridge
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The White Hart

Address
2,0 mi
High Street
SO20 6HF Stockbridge
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 14:30
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Best Western Andover

Address
4,6 mi
Micheldever Road
SP11 6LA Andover
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Star & Garter

Address
4,8 mi
High Street
SP10 1NX Andover
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:30 - 23:00
Weekend: closed


Andover

Address
5,7 mi
WEST PORTWAY IND. ESTATE JOULE ROAD
SP10 3UX ANDOVER
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Dylan - traffic, town and country driving.

Published: December 06, 2013
Length: 29:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: barryhook2

Showing Dylan meeting large lorries on narrow country lanes and in the middle of a busy town. Also showing him crossing motorway bridges, being driven by different drivers (both male and female),...


Training scurry driving pair Spud and Millie on the roads.

Published: January 24, 2014
Length: 56:18 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: barryhook2

Spud (offside, gelding) and Millie (nearside, mare) in harness together on a trip into Stockbridge. We show them building up their fitness on the roads, encountering pedestrians, bicycles and...


Breaking Connemaras to harness - mare and gelding pair.

Published: February 05, 2014
Length: 03:03 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: barryhook2

After a break to get their owner's carriage repainted, Bea and Ghost came to us for a refresher course. Here we show them working as a pair down town and around our country lanes, being driven...


Riding a heavy mare - Roxy's owner in the saddle

Published: April 03, 2014
Length: 42:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: barryhook2

Roxy's owner on his first hack out with Sarah on Suki the Cleveland Bay, and Nancy on Roly. We went for a ride around our local roads - here's how he did on his first trip out riding his mare....


Miniature shetland pair in the water and town.

Published: January 03, 2014
Length: 30:32 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: barryhook2

Freddie (offside, 8hh) and Nigel (nearside, 7hh), a pair of 4yo miniature Shetland geldings that we broke for carriage driving. This video shows them driving in the river, meeting some admirers...


Meeting riders, loose dogs, tree cutters and busy traffic while carriage driving (Kermit).

Published: April 09, 2013
Length: 19:03 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: barryhook2

We show how Kermit, a newly-broken 5yo Welsh Section D gelding reacts to traffic (including men overhead cutting trees with chainsaws), meeting ridden horses and loose dogs while out driving...


Driving a welsh cob in a pair - Captain Jack in harness.

Published: September 22, 2013
Length: 55:08 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: barryhook2

Breaking Jack, a 4 1/2 yo Welsh Section D to harness. Showing him working offside and nearside as a pair, and being driven as part of a unicorn. While on a carriage drive into Stockbridge,...


Jezebel - Barry Hook horse drawn promotions

Published: August 23, 2012
Length: 35:32 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: barryhook2

Jezebel, a 3yo Welsh x ISH filly, came to us to be broken to harness. As she will be driven single and pair with her sister in the future, we broke her to a pair, however she is at the point...


Problems with a green team on the road; leg over trace, tractors.

Published: January 10, 2014
Length: 01:52 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: barryhook2

Showing that common carriage driving "issues" don't have to cause any trouble. Driving a newly-broken team of horses; what happens if your leader gets a leg over the traces? We show how Romeo,...


Veedub Resto Project

Published: August 27, 2007
Length: 12:43 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Elkie885

Here's the Bug while it still ran, only just but its running.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Test Valley

Test Valley is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England, named after the valley of the River Test. Its council is based in Andover. The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by a merger of the boroughs of Andover and Romsey, along with Andover Rural District and Romsey and Stockbridge Rural District. Test Valley covers some 250 square miles of western Hampshire, stretching from boundaries with Southampton in the south to Newbury in the north.

Located at 51.1394, -1.491 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Test Valley, Andover, Hampshire, Local government in Hampshire, Non-metropolitan districts of Hampshire, Local government districts of South East England

Chilbolton Observatory

The Chilbolton Observatory is a facility for atmospheric and radio research located on the edge of the village of Chilbolton near Stockbridge in Hampshire, England. The facilities are run by the STFC Radio Communications Research Unit of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and form part of the Science and Technology Facilities Council.

Located at 51.145, -1.43667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Hampshire, Research institutes in Hampshire, Astronomical observatories in England

Stockbridge F.C

Stockbridge Football Club is an English football club based in Stockbridge, Hampshire. The club is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association, and is a FA Charter Standard club. The club also has the honour of never being relegated during its existence. The club are currently members of Division One of the Wessex League and play at the Stockbridge Recreation Ground.

Located at 51.1153, -1.48926 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football clubs in England, Football clubs in Hampshire, Wessex Football League, Association football clubs established in 1894, 1894 establishments in England, Test Valley

Abbess Grange

Abbess Grange is a neo-Elizabethan house at Leckford, Hampshire, England designed by Sir Banister Fletcher, a British architect, in 1901 for George Miles Bailey, on the site of a former grange of St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester. The house consists of a two-storey main block with attic and a projecting single-storey billiards hall on the left, and is built on a levelled platform cut out of the hillside.

Located at 51.1347, -1.46861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Country houses in Hampshire

Wherwell Abbey

Wherwell Abbey was an abbey of Benedictine nuns in Wherwell, Hampshire, England.

Located at 51.1656, -1.44171 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Benedictine nunneries in England, Abbeys in Hampshire, 986 establishments, 1539 disestablishments in England, 10th-century establishments in England, Christian monasteries established in the 10th century

RAF Chilbolton

Royal Air Force Station Chilbolton or more simply RAF Chilbolton is a former Royal Air Force station in Hampshire, England. The airfield is located approximately 4 miles south-southeast of Andover; about 62 miles southwest of London Opened in 1940, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces. During the war it was used primarily as a troop carrier airfield for parachutists. After the war it was used for jet aircraft testing before being closed in 1946.

Located at 51.1433, -1.43972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airfields of the IX Fighter Command in the United Kingdom, Airfields of the IX Troop Carrier Command in the United Kingdom, History of Hampshire, Royal Air Force stations in Hampshire, Military history of Hampshire, Military units and formations established in 1940

Eel buck

Eel bucks are a type of fish trap that was prevalent in the River Thames in England up to the 20th century. It was used particularly to catch eels which were a staple part of the London diet. Eel bucks were baskets made of willow wood, and were often strung together in a fishing weir. Construction of such weirs was outlawed under the terms of Magna Carta All fish-weirs shall be removed from the Thames, the Medway, and throughout the whole of England, except on the sea coast.

Located at 51.13, -1.48472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Fishing equipment, Fishing techniques and methods