40-576: (Redirected from Hogsback ) Hogs Back or Hogsback may refer to: The Hog's Back , a hilly ridge in Surrey, England Hogs Back Brewery , a brewery in Surrey, England (named after the ridge) Hog's Back Falls , a series of artificial falls on the Rideau River, Ottawa, Canada Hog's Back Road , a road in Ottawa, Canada Hogsback, Eastern Cape ,
80-696: A dual carriageway running west along the Hog's Back escarpment of the North Downs . This dual carriageway section has a speed limit of 60 mph. At Tongham it leaves the older Hog's Back route to join the A331 and follow a modern bypass round Farnham , rejoining the older route at the roundabout junction with the A325 where it follows Alton Road toward Alton which it bypasses, rejoining the older route near Jane Austen's house, then continuing to Alresford before joining
120-534: A letter to her sister Cassandra dated Thursday 20 May 1813 from her brother's house in Sloane Street, wrote of her journey to London in a curricle via "the Hog's-back" This shows that it was known as the Hog's Back by Jane Austen's time. However, the medieval name for the ridge was Guildown (recorded first in 1035 where it was the site of the abduction of Prince Alfred of Wessex by Earl Godwin and then in
160-473: A little below the high point occupied by the original carriageways, were added in the early 1970s. Roughly midway along the ridge of the Hog’s Back between Farnham and Guildford (OS grid reference SU911483 ), the human remains of at least six skeletons were discovered in 1935 when ground was being dug for a new water pipe. They were buried less than a yard from the then-northern edge of the road (now part of
200-535: A mansion known as Poyle Hill Lodge. This was once one of the Admiralty semaphore stations because of its high vantage point. In 1935 it became the Hog's Back Hotel, initially owned by the Guildford Friary Brewery, and it remains a hotel, now officially known as the Hog's Back Hotel and Spa, Farnham. On the south side of the Hog's Back, a little to the east of Poyle Hill, another large mansion
240-401: A public place), but recently (2012–13) Guildford police and local residents are curbing these practices. Towards Guildford, on the north-east side of the Hog’s Back, lie Down Place and Blackwell Farm. The manor of Down Place was demolished in 1963, all that remains today of the estate are the stables where is established Hogs Back Books , the children’s book publisher. Once associated with
280-621: A roundabout road system centred on the Friary Centre (named after the medieval Dominican Friary there) has also broken up this direct stretch of road at the point that it reaches Guildford, where it ends at the junction with the A3. When the idea of the Pilgrims' Way to Canterbury was popularised in the nineteenth century, a route over the southern slopes of the Hog's back, parallel with the ridgeway and running through Seale and Puttenham ,
320-661: A series of schemes as part of a £15bn investment in transport infrastructure that included widening the Westbound carriageway to 3 lanes. Work to widen the westbound section to 3 lanes began in January 2022 in conjunction with a wider scheme improving safety, and replacing two bridges over the River Avon and Bickerley Millstream. The widening scheme was completed in November 2022. A Highways Agency review in 2010 records that
360-674: A village in South Africa Hogsback Frog , a species of frog endemic to South Africa The Hogs Back , a ridge in the Adirondack Mountains in New York, US Hogback Mountain (Klamath County, Oregon) or Hogsback Mountain, Oregon, US Hogsback, a snow ridge on the Coalman Glacier , Mount Hood, Oregon, US See also [ edit ] Hogback (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
400-633: Is an independent real ale brewery based in Tongham , which is a village just below the Hog's Back. The Hog's Back Cafe is in a layby on the Guildford to Farnham (westbound) carriageway of the A31 along the Hog's Back, between the turn offs to Puttenham and Seale . It is popular with lorry drivers, who use the cafe and toilets during the day. The hillside adjacent to the A31 layby was a popular site for dogging (viewing or participating in sexual relations in
440-507: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hog%27s Back The Hog's Back is a hilly ridge, part of the North Downs in Surrey , England. It runs between Farnham in the west and Guildford in the east. Compared with the main part of the Downs to the east of it, it is a narrow elongated ridge, hence its name. Jane Austen , in
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#1732787673365480-588: Is mentioned in: A31 road The A31 is a major trunk road in southern England that runs from Guildford in Surrey to Bere Regis in Dorset . Its best-known section is the Hog's Back , a ridge forming part of the North Downs between Guildford and Farnham in Surrey. The road begins near Guildford station at the start of Farnham Road, coming out of the town and passing over the A3 , shortly after becoming
520-483: Is not a trunk road east of Bere Regis, but is a continuation of the A31 trunk road to the west, thus the Highways Agency maintain it. The A31 is part of the ancient route from London to Winchester. The A31 between Wimborne Minster and Bere Regis: most of its Dorset stretch is primarily a single-carriageway road, used by heavy goods vehicles, and as such is relatively slow for a trunk road during busy times of
560-613: Is the point where the River Wey cuts through the North Downs. Alternatively, both Guildown and Guildford may derive independently from a gold-coloured feature; either the yellow flowers of the marsh marigold or the gold-coloured (sandy) soil of the hillside. The Hog's Back has a minimum prominence (drop) of 55 metres (180 ft), reaching 154 m (505 ft) above sea level, the 24th highest hill in Surrey. Along its course are half panoramas north and south separated by less than 100 m (330 ft) viewable from paths alongside
600-477: Is the surface representation of a monoclinal fold , where once horizontal chalk beds have been folded into steeply sloping layers. Across much of the North Downs, the angle of the chalk as it disappears below the surface is relatively shallow (c. 18° near Dorking ), however at the Hog's Back, local faulting has produced a much steeper angle (up to 55°). To the north of the ridge lies the London Clay , and to
640-475: Is very little archaeological evidence in support, it has been suggested that a Roman road ran from London to Winchester and that, at this point, it passed, either over the Hog's Back or perhaps a little to the north (e.g. Roman Surrey , David Bird, 2004). Research on this is continuing. According to the Victoria County History of Surrey (volume 3, published 1911, p 374, s.v. Wanborough ),
680-455: The Devil's Punchbowl . The road along the Hog's Back is ancient, since its raised position offered travellers a vantage point and also kept them above the thick ancient woodland of the valleys on either side. It was part of the ancient ridgeway which runs from Wiltshire down to the east coast of Kent. It was also part of the road from London to Winchester (as it still is). Although there
720-657: The Pipe Rolls for 1190 and onwards) but this name is no longer in use. However, the name Guildown is evoked by Guildown Road, a residential road that climbs the southern side of the ridge on the southwestern fringes of Guildford. The Guild- element of Guildown is the same as that found in Guildford, meaning "gold". Various explanations have been suggested for the relationship between the names of Guildown and Guildford. Guildown may be an abbreviation of Guildford Down ("the Down by Guildford"). The Hog's Back ends at Guildford, which
760-510: The conservation area village centre, from where the resumed A31 continues as a dualled trunk road through the rest of the New Forest , past Ringwood and enters Dorset just before it passes Ferndown where it resumes single carriageway width. It passes Wimborne Minster and by-passes Charborough Park before terminating at a roundabout junction with the A35 road at Bere Regis . The A35
800-469: The A31 has identified that the westbound carriageway needs realigning at Cadnam where it undulates rapidly before negotiating a sharp right turn and passes an at-grade U-turn box, though there is no timetable for this at present. There is also a pinch point at Ringwood where the A31 interplexes with the A338; the section of road was widened to four lanes each way for the duration of the A338 interplex (following
840-591: The A31 through the New Forest started in the early 1960s, following two decades of debate. The Government's intention was to create at least one high-speed route to the south coast, while the guardians of the forest, the Verderers , resisted any further development. The first section of the A31 to be dualled was the section that the M27 feeds into at Jct1; the westbound carriageway is the original two-way A-road while
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#1732787673365880-509: The Elder in 909 AD) (Latin vii dica ); and also in a feoffment defining the Shoelands estate in about 1210 (Latin “Seuedic” ); and also in the plea rolls of the 1263 Surrey Eyre, noting the hanging of one Robert de la Felde of Send at (Latin) “Seinedik” , translated Sendike or Seven Ditches. On the north side of the Hog's Back near the turn off to the village of Seale formerly stood
920-705: The M3 past Winchester in 1995, the A3090 ran south west from the A33 at Kings Worthy (where the A33 diverted around the Winchester Bypass) to the centre of Winchester, before continuing along the historic route of the A31 from Winchester to Hursley. Here it ended at a junction with the A31, which at this time, having merged with the by-pass east of Winchester, re-emerged from the A33 at Otterbourne and ran to Hursley and on along
960-456: The central grass verge between the two carriageways). One of them was buried prone and another showed signs of having originally been bound or trussed, and scholars now believe that they were criminals buried here after execution at different times over an extended period (Reynolds in 2005; Briggs in 2010). Their burial place was at the meeting point of the parishes of Wanborough , Seale (originally Farnham ) and Puttenham , which were each in
1000-785: The collision rate between the A338 Ringwood junction and the Poulner Hill Interchange was 4.5 Personal Injury Collisions (PICs) per 100million vehicle kilometers, whilst the rate for the stretch between Poulner Hill and Picket Post is 11.7 PICs per 100million vehicle kilometers. This section of road is single carriageway for its entire length, a long section around Winterborne Zelston has a 40 mph speed limit, and occasionally has mobile speed cameras in place. There are no good overtaking places on this stretch of road due to its narrow, twisty nature. There are three long straight sections of road along Charborough Park , at
1040-589: The current route of the A3090. A short dual carriageway section starts from the A36 roundabout near Ower and terminates just before the A27 multiplex south west of Romsey . A short stretch of the original A31 immediately to the east of Winchester is now by-passed and renumbered as the B3404 . The old route commences at a roundabout at Morn Hill, and continues straight across the top of Magdalen Hill Down before crossing over
1080-461: The day. However the River Stour is one of the most flood-prone rivers alongside in the region and a widened road would accelerate drainage and disrupt views of the valley from Areas of Outstanding Beauty on the escarpments to the north. Many sections of the A31 were upgraded to dual carriageway in the 1960s, except for the section of road running through the New Forest . The upgrade of
1120-479: The different hundreds of Woking , Farnham and Godalming respectively. It is suggested by Rob Briggs that an elevated site at the junction of different hundreds and parishes was probably a site of general assembly and he identifies it with the place name Seven Ditches, found in the charter of King Caedwalla of Wessex confirming Farnham to the Bishop of Winchester (following the original grant by King Edward
1160-628: The eastbound side was laid down nearby. Further developments occurred from Ringwood to Picket Post near the turn-off for Burley . From 1966 to 1972, the remaining sections were completed rapidly due to the construction of the M27 motorway up to Jct 1. The Highways Agency declares the New Forest A31 section as being 'an abnormal and heavy load route'. The westbound route, particularly, suffers from poor horizontal and vertical alignment due to its original function as an old single carriageway. The Highways Agency's route management strategy (RMS) for
1200-468: The end of each straight there is blind bend. Due to the lack of alternative overtaking places traffic use this stretch of road to overtake, but due to the blind bends this sometimes results in head-on collisions between vehicles. The 6 ft wall that runs alongside the road has many holes, and repaired sections which have been hit by cars over the years. The A31 crosses the A350 at a large roundabout. Due to
1240-500: The manor as one of the first model farm in Surrey, Blackwell Farm is now a place of controversies since the University of Surrey, its owner, announced its plan to build a "Garden Neighbourhood" as part of Guildford Borough Council's local plan consultation. The Hog's Back is formed of chalk of Cretaceous age, laid down in shallow seas from the deposition of the calcium carbonate skeletons of micro-organisms . The Hog's Back
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1280-525: The road over the Hog's Back was "the Via Regia of early deeds and Hundred Rolls" . What is now designated the A31 along the Hog's Back originally formed part of a road leading directly from Winchester into Guildford High Street and from there into London. However, the modern A31 adopts a slightly less direct and less steep approach to the High Street, and reorganisation of central Guildford into
1320-513: The road which runs along the Hog's Back (the A31 ). The view north includes many towns and villages, including Woking , Ash and Aldershot which on a clear day reaches to London, as far as Canary Wharf , Tower 42 , The Gherkin , Wembley Arch and Heathrow Airport . The view to the south is unspoilt and has been designated an area of outstanding natural beauty as well as a site of special scientific interest . These views extend to Hindhead and
1360-504: The route of the M3 motorway at its junction on the eastern boundary of Winchester . The old route to Winchester's centre then Romsey and the New Forest forms two roads: the B3404 and A3090 roads and is marked for cyclists . The west branch of the M27 motorway – M3 interchange has a flyover junction with the winding westbound A3090 on the western boundary of Cadnam , having passed through
1400-453: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hogs Back . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hogs_Back&oldid=984172964 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1440-473: The south the clays of the Wealden Group . The chalk is more resistant to weathering than the flanking clays, leading to the ridge's prominence over the surrounding terrain. The Hog's Back gives its name to the geomorphological landform known as a Hogback , which is a long narrow ridge or series of hills with a narrow crest and steep slopes of nearly equal inclination on both flanks. The Hog's Back
1480-613: The upgrade of the Ashley Heath Junction to Bournemouth in the early 1990s) but a short section where westbound A338 traffic joins westbound A31 was left with 2 lanes, and previously the lack of capacity at this section caused safety problems and queues at peak times. Dorset County Council cited relieving this junction as a high priority in the Bournemouth LTP 2006–2011. In December 2014 the Government announced
1520-512: The volume of traffic crossing this roundabout on both the A350 and A31, clear lane markings have been added to ease congestion. Sections along the A31 have been widened or straightened and junctions enhanced, particularly as the population of the main towns in Dorset has expanded. A section of the A31 between Winchester and Ower in Hampshire is now known as the A3090 . Prior to completion of
1560-407: Was built in 1873 called Great Down, attributed to Robert Kerr . This was demolished in about 1950, but the parkland and other associated buildings, such as a lodge and stables, remain. Also on the south side is Greyfriars House, a Grade II* listed Arts and Crafts style mansion built in 1896 by the renowned architect Charles Voysey . It is now a boutique wedding venue. The Hogs Back Brewery
1600-540: Was incorporated in its course. In order to avoid the A31, however, the Pilgrims' Way does not run along the top of the Hog's Back. The Hog's Back stretch of the A31 is now a dual carriageway, but the two directions of the road are separated by a central area of trees, some of them very old. The original road ran along the stretch now occupied by the lanes running from Guildford to Farnham , i.e. from east to west. The other two lanes, running from west to east, which are
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