- Aldermaston Soke
infobox UK place
country = England
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latitude= 51.36
longitude=-01.12
official_name =Aldermaston Soke
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shire_county=Hampshire
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Basingstoke
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os_grid_reference= SU6163Aldermaston Soke is a hamlet in
England that lies on the county boundary betweenBerkshire andHampshire , and is administratively part of thecivil parish ofMortimer West End , which was transferred from Berkshire to Hampshire in 1879. [M.J. Crawley, [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/pls/portallive/docs/1/587938.PDF "The Botanist in Berkshire: A Plant Hunter's Guide"] , p. 44. Accessed 10 February 2008.]Archaeological interest
The settlement lies on marshy ground at the bottom of a valley, very near
Silchester (RomanCalleva Atrebatum ). The modern road follows the course of a Roman road through the hamlet, diverging either side of it. [Ivan Donald Margary, "Roman Roads in Britain". 3rd edition, London: J. Baker, 1973. p. 131. ISBN 0212970011] It has been suggested that the dampness of the ground led to a short section of Roman road remaining in use in Aldermaston Soke as a causeway through the valley bottom. [George C. Boon, "Roman Silchester: The Archaeology of a Romano-British Town" (1957), p. 203.]Botanical interest
The damp ground also makes the location of interest to botanists, as a number of plant species that are rare in Britain have been attested here: [Michael J. Crawley, [http://www.bsbi.org.uk/Berkshire_Rare_Plant_Register_2005.pdf Rare Plant Register Berkshire and South Oxfordshire] (2005), pp. 27, 30, 72, 137, 138, 208.]
* "Hypericum maculatum" (a species ofSt John's wort )
* "Viola palustris" (Marsh violet )
* "Lythrum portula" (a species ofLoosestrife )
* "Hieracium umbellatum" and
* "Hieracium acuminatum" (two species ofHawkweed )
* "Dactylorhiza praetermissa" (Southern Marsh-orchid )References
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Aldermaston External links
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Ordnance survey map showing Aldermaston Soke and course of the Roman road, at [http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=461715&y=163250&z=3&sv=461715,163250&st=4&ar=Y&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf www.streetmap.co.uk] . Accessed 10 February 2008.
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