Embley
Embley is located in Hampshire
Embley
Embley
Location within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU3201721144
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townROMSEY
Postcode districtSO51
Dialling code01962
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
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Hampshire
50°59′20″N 1°32′43″W / 50.988814°N 1.545203°W / 50.988814; -1.545203

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.

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]

Notes and references

  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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