2019

SU3226 : Mottisfont - Small waterfall fed by the font

taken 5 years ago, near to Mottisfont, Hampshire, England

Mottisfont - Small waterfall fed by the font
Mottisfont - Small waterfall fed by the font
The little waterfall seen ahead has its water supplied by the (Mottis) font seen in SU3226 : Mottisfont - The Font - its waters soon meet the River Test only a few yards from this spot.
Mottisfont Abbey, Hampshire

Compiled by Brian Robert Marshall

The abbey (a misnomer, it was actually a priory) dates from the very early 13th century and has had mixed fortunes since. Henry VIII dissolved the priory in the 16th century and handed it over to a close acquaintance who converted it into a country home. Further works were carried out in the 18th century and the property looks substantially now as it did then. The most recent major event before it came under the control of the National Trust in 1957 was the arrival in 1934 of the beau monde in the shape of Maud and Gilbert Russell, wealthy patrons of the arts. The interior of the property owes much to the attentions of artists such as Rex Whistler and Boris Anrep. The Trust continues the connection with the fine art world by holding exhibitions of contemporary artworks. Aside from the priory, the gardens are worth visiting in their own right helped immeasurably by the River Test running through them.

The Abbey is listed Grade I LinkExternal link Many of the artefacts and features around the Abbey and its gardens are also listed in their own right.

River Test

The River Test rises near the village of Ashe, 10 km to the west of Basingstoke and flows through Hampshire for 40 miles through downland to its estuary at Southampton, where it converges with the River Itchen to form Southampton Water. In its upper reaches it is a chalk stream, and is used for fly fishing for trout.


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Rob Farrow and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage Country estates Place: Mottisfont Abbey Primary Subject: Waterfall
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · River Test [31] · Mottisfont Font [14] Other Photos: · Mottisfont - The Font ·
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SU3226, 390 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 30 June, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 2 July, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 3265 2685 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:2.4051N 1:32.1411W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SU 3265 2686
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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