Marchwood
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Marchwood is a village located in Hampshire, England. It lies between Totton and Hythe on the western shore of Southampton Water. The population of the village in the Census 2001 was 5586.
The name "Marchwood" is most probably from the old English "merecewudu" meaning "smallage wood" ('smallage' is a term for wild celery).
Despite being a small village, Marchwood is the unfortunate home of a refuse incinerator, a sewage works, a large military port and, from 2007, a new gas power station. Because of this, residents often feel like the village is the "dumping ground" of Hampshire.
Marchwood is also home to Southampton F.C.'s training ground. It is twinned with the village of St. Contest, near Caen, Normandy, France.
External links
Marchwood Parish Council (http://www.marchwoodparishcouncil.org.uk)fr:Marchwood Template:UK-geo-stub