Embley, Hampshire

Embley is a small village in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England in the United Kingdom. Its nearest town is Romsey, which lies approximately 3.5 miles (4.8 km) east from the village. It is in the civil parish of Wellow.

Key Information

Embley
Embley Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU3201721144
Civil parish	Wellow, Hampshire
District	Test Valley
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROMSEY
Postcode district	SO51
Dialling code	01962
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Romsey and Southampton North
List of places UK England Hampshire 50°59′20″N 1°32′43″W / 50.988814°N 1.545203°W / 50.988814; -1.545203
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A famous 19th century resident was Florence Nightingale, who for much of her childhood was raised in the parish at her family's home Embley Park.^[1][2]

1. ^ Though as a child she also often lived at the family's second home at Lea Hurst
2. ^ Florence Nightingale and Lynn McDonald, ed. (2010). "An introduction to Vol 14". Florence Nightingale: The Crimean War. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 978-0889204690.

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