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Wickham sits just north of Fareham, positioned where the Meon Valley begins to open up into the rolling chalk hills of the South Downs. At its heart is a remarkably wide, medieval square - one of the largest in Hampshire - lined with a mix of timber-framed buildings and classic Georgian facades that now house a range of independent shops and places to eat. The village is famously the birthplace of William of Wykeham, the 14th-century Bishop who founded Winchester College, and that sense of history is still very much present in the local architecture. For getting around, it feels well-connected but shielded from the heavy traffic of the coast; the A32 runs through the village, providing a direct link down to the M27 and up towards Alton. One of the best local features is the Meon Valley Trail, a converted railway line that starts near the village centre and offers miles of level walking or cycling through the countryside towards West Meon. While it holds a popular annual horse fair every May which brings a temporary bustle, the rest of the year it remains a steady, communal focal point for the surrounding rural parishes.