- Widley
Widley is an area of the
Greater Portsmouth conurbation in the south ofEngland nearWaterlooville andPurbrook . It is on thedip slope of theSouth Downs just north of the ridge calledPortsdown Hill .The original village of Widley stood approx 1 mile to the west of the current centre, around the site of the present Widley Farm. The settlement moved to be sited on the then newly built
Cosham toHorndean turnpike road at the time of the building of the Portsdown forts and Christ Church, which was built as a place of worship for soldiers based in the forts. Remains of the village's former chapel can be found close to Widley Farm, members ofCharles Dickens family are buried in the graveyard.Politically, the majority of Widley is part of Havant Borough Council. However, a small strip to the south is part of the City of
Portsmouth unitary authority and the most western parts (including Widley Farm) are in the Southwick and Widley parish ofWinchester City Council.External links
* [http://www.christchurchportsdown.org Christ Church Portsdown]
* [http://www.portsdown-tunnels.org.uk Portsdown Tunnels]
* [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/f/fort_southwick/index.shtml Fort Southwick]
* [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/f/fort_widley/index.shtml Fort Widley]coord|50.85683|N|1.04806|W|region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(SU671068)|display=title
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