Mine is the village of Wellow, in Hampshire. Not far from the town of Romsey.
Or more precisely East Wellow. As mentioned in the text there hasn't ever really been true East and West villages of Wellow, with both being under a single council. But there is quite a distance between the East and West sections of the village, so everyone has always called them East and West. Also East Wellow is widely known as the richer part of the village.
Of most interest is the Church, which dates from 1215, according to the Wiki page, but I'm sure it is actually older. I will have to check. And it is famous as the burial site of Florence Nightingale as well as the rest of her family members. Plus the stately home of the Nightingale family, Embley Park, is just down the road. Interestingly that used to have its own private road running from the estate, across to the old Salisbury road. This is now long gone, but part of it is now a public road called Gardener's Lane.
Also of some historical interest, but only briefly mentioned is the Red Rover pub. I forget how old it is, but it was one of the main stopping locations for the London bound stage coaches and dates back a long way.
Another interesting place is the petrol station in the village, located along the A36 at the western end of the village. This dates back to the beginning of the 20th century just as cars were first being seen on the roads, and still has the original pumps on display. The first car crash in Hampshire/Wiltshire was also only a few hundred yards down the road from this petrol station.
Also mentioned is Canada, which is inside the New Forest. This is so called because it was originally a settlement of people from Canada.
If anyone is interested I could also mention many things about the near town of Romsey, which has a lot of historical history.
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