Mortimer West End is a village and civil parish in north Hampshire in England. It lies in the northernmost point of the county.
History At one time it was the Hampshire part of the cross-county parish of Stratfield Mortimer (mostly in Berkshire). It became an independent ecclesiastical parish in 1870 - the church of St Saviour having been built in 1854 - and a civil parish in 1894.'Parishes: Stratfield Mortimer', A History of the County of Hampshire Volume 4 (1911), pp. 56-57. Available at British History Online. Date accessed: 11 February 2008.
The village was traditionally part of the Holdshott Hundred in Hampshire, but was allocated to the vice-county of Berkshire for biological recording purposes in the mid-19th century, eliminating the slight bulge in its border with the vice-county of North Hampshire.M.J. Crawley, "The Botanist in Berkshire", p. 44. Accessed 10 February 2008.
Amenities The village is served by a public house, the Red Lion, a village hall, St Saviour's church and Mortimer West End chapel.
Transport There is a village link minibus service which serves Pamber Heath, Silchester and Mortimer West End. It is necessary to pre-book this service by contacting Hampshire County Council.. There is no bus link between Mortimer West End and Mortimer.
Calleva Atrebatum The village is very close to the site of Calleva Atrebatum which mostly lies in the parish of Silchester. The remains of the town's amphitheatre, however, lie within Mortimer West End, and the Roman road running from Silchester northwards through the village can still be made out in parts. A short stretch of Roman road is still in use in the hamlet of Aldermaston Soke.
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External links
Royal Berkshire History: Stratfield Mortimer Mortimer West End Cricket Club St. Saviour's C of E Church