Wivelrod
Wivelrod is a hamlet in the large civil parish of Bentworth in Hampshire, England. The nearest town is Alton, about to the east. At a spot height of , it is one of the highest settlements in Hampshire. The nearest railway station is Alton which is to the east. Until 1932 it was the Bentworth and Lasham railway station on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway. The area was inhabited in ancient times and some Tumuli and Burial Mounds are on Wivelrod Hill. Also, at Wivelrod House, finds include Pottery, bone objects, spindle-whorls (stone discs with a hole in  the middle used in spinning thread) and fragments of Roman roofing tiles. Geography and demographics. Wivelrod lies in the northwestern part of the East Hampshire district of Hampshire in South East England, southeast of Alton, its nearest town. It is in the parish of Bentworth, which covers an area of . Wivelrod is among the highest settlements in Hampshire and has a spot height of above sea level. The landscape surrounding the hamlet mostly consists of high downland with woods and plantations. Notable woods in the vicinity include Colliers Wood, Childer Hill Copse, and North. Alton Abbey lies approximately away from  the centre of the hamlet, and a Roman building is also situated near Wivelrod House. According to the 2011 census Bentworth had a population of 553 people, of which 33.30% of them were in full-time employment, somewhat lower than the national average of 37.70%. In addition, the parish contains 221 households with an average size of 2.62 people. Wivelrod is not listed individually in the census. Climate. Due to its location in south central England and its proximity to the sea, the average maximum temperature in January is 7.2 °C (45 °F) with the average minimum being  1.6 °C (35 °F). The average maximum temperature in July is 21.9 °C (71 °F), with the average minimum being 12.5 °C (55 °F). The village gets around 755 millimetres (29.7 in) of rain a year, with a minimum of 1 mm (0.04 in) of rain reported on 103 days a year.