Petersfield, Hampshire - Lake, Butser Hill, Wardown -Valentines real photo 1940s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  The Lake with Butser Hill and Wardown, Petersfield, Hampshire - real photo type
• Publisher:  Valentines (G 2945)
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp: George VI 2d. orange
• Postmark(s):  Petersfield 27 Sep 1950 wavy line
• Sent to:  Miss Brice, Rectory Cottage, Houhton, Hunts.
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 17 miles (27 km) north of Portsmouth, on the A3 road. The town has its own railway station on the Portsmouth Direct Line, the mainline rail link connecting Portsmouth and London. The town is situated on the northern slopes of the South Downs. Petersfield lies wholly within the South Downs National Park.^[2] The town is on the crossroads of well-used north–south (today the A3 road) and east–west routes (today the A272 road) and it grew as a coach stop on the Portsmouth to London route. Petersfield is twinned with Barentin in France, and Warendorf in Germany.

Butser Hill is a chalk hill^[1] and one of the highest points in Hampshire. It is also the highest point on the chalk ridge of the South Downs and the second highest point in the South Downs National Park after Blackdown in the Western Weald. Although only 271 metres (889 ft) high,^[1] it qualifies as one of England's Marilyns. It is located within the borders of the Queen Elizabeth Country Park, situated about three miles south of the historic market town of Petersfield, Hampshire.

The name Butser comes from the Old English Bryttes Oran meaning Briht's slope. Oran or Ora is Old English for flat topped hill and/or steep slope.^[2]

The flat summit is surrounded by a number of spurs.^[1] Iron Age ditches and banks divide the spurs from the summit although the purpose of these earthworks is unclear.^[1]

There are aerial masts on the hill.^[3]

The hill was purchased by Hampshire County Council in 1966.^[1] Prior to the purchase the summit was used for growing wheat but now the only farming activity is grazing.^[1]

Most of the park, including Butser Hill, is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and since 1998 as a National Nature Reserve. At 2.312 square kilometres (0.893 sq mi) this is large when compared against other lowland terrestrial SSSIs and is the second largest area of calcareous grassland in Hampshire.

Butser Hill SSSI has been proposed by the Government as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), recognising its importance from a European perspective. This is due to the rich variety of flora and fauna located upon the hill. Butser Hill is in the top twenty Hampshire chalk grassland sites for its rich vascular flora, and is the richest chalk grassland site in Hampshire in terms of its bryophyte (125 species) and lichen (82 species) flora. As well as this, over 30 species of butterfly have been recorded, including populations of Duke of Burgundy and the Silver-spotted Skipper, making the area an important conservation area for many butterfly species.

Butser Hill has also hosted entertainment events. Since 2007 it has hosted butserfest and has hosted various country fairs in the past.

type=real photographic (rp)

city/ region=petersfield

period=post-war (1945-present)

publisher=valentines

postage condition=posted

number of items=single

size=standard (140x89 mm)