Medstead
Built-up area in East Hampshire, Hampshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.127, -1.06 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 65 36 |
| Dialling code: | 01420 (Alton) |
Medstead is a rural village in the district of East Hampshire in Hampshire, England, set amid rolling Hampshire countryside a short distance from the market town of Alton and adjoining Four Marks. The surroundings have the chalk downland character typical of the area, with lanes and footpaths popular with walkers and a compact village core that includes a conservation area of older houses and a parish church.
Historically an agricultural community, Medstead today combines local farming with a mix of commuters and long‑standing residents; it attracts visitors thanks to the preserved Mid Hants Railway, often called the Watercress Line, whose steam services call at Medstead & Four Marks station and run through to Alton. Village life centres on a village hall, pubs and occasional fetes and events that sustain a strong local community spirit.
Postcode districts covering Medstead
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Southampton 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Portsmouth 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Basingstoke 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Woking 24.2 miles39 km
- Bracknell 23.6 miles38 km
- Guildford 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Gosport 22.4 miles36 km
- Waterlooville 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Aldershot 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Farnborough 17 miles27.4 km
- Fareham 19.7 miles31.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Four Marks & Medstead Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Soldridge Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Four Marks Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Beech Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Bentworth Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Chawton Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Wield Parish 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Bighton Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Farringdon Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Lower Farringdon Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Alton Whitedown Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Gundleton Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Medstead
GU34 5PL, GU34 5PB, GU34 5PD, GU34 5NJ, GU34 5LG, GU34 5LY, GU34 5PF, GU34 5PP, GU34 5PH … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 17.8 miles28.6 km
- London Heathrow Airport 35.3 miles56.8 km
- Medstead and Four Marks Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Ropley Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
Hotels near Medstead Ad
- The Swan Hotel, Alresford 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Angel Hotel 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Audleys Wood Hotel 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- The Market Hotel 5 3.9 miles6.2 km
- The Hawkley Inn 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Alton House Hotel 3 4.3 miles6.8 km
- Arlan House Hotel 4 9.5 miles15.4 km
- Wheatsheaf Hotel by Greene King Inns 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Village Hotel Basingstoke 4 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Wheatsheaf by Chef & Brewer Collection 3 7.7 miles12.5 km
Schools in Medstead
- Medstead C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The Grange Country house 6 miles9.7 km
- Milestones Museum 9.9 miles16 km
- Oakley Hall Estate 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Dogmersfield House Estate 11 miles17.7 km
- Roman wall Archaeological site 12.1 miles19.5 km
- The Vyne Historic site 12.5 miles20.1 km
- The Farnum Museum Museum 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Borden Wood Forest 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Cairn Wood Forest 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Jungle Wood Forest 13 miles20.9 km
- Pitt Manor Estate 13 miles20.9 km
- Waverley Abbey Archaeological site 13.7 miles22 km