Hampshire Treasures
Page 43 - Binsted
Binsted is situated on the banks of the Wey some four miles north-east of
Alton. Included in the parish is the Alice Holt Forest, home of the Forestry
Commissioner's Research Station. This area has been a noted source of timber
since mediaeval times. The attractive twelfth century church commands fine
views over the surrounding countryside and contains an effigy of Richard de la
Bere in the chapel. The body of Field Marshall Viscount Montgomery lies buried
in the churchyard. The village itself contains many attractive examples of
brick and timbered cottages. The Admiralty built a semaphore station at
Binsted circa 1826, as one of a chain of such stations linking London and
Portsmouth.
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