Lockerley in 1575
Lockerley in 1575

Lockerley is a small village in the Test Valley, Hampshire, England. The river Dun, a tributary to the river Test, flows through it. It has a population of around 330. Lockerley is roughly 34m ASL (railway line level at the bridge between Lockerley Green and Top Green). The centre of Lockerley Green, which is where many GPS systems will lead you, is at OS reference SU 291 267. 

The What3Words for this location is loose.nuzzling.claps. You will need to create an account at W3W in order to more fully use the app; it's the usual commercial motivation. In an emergency simply waking up the app may show your current W3W and location provided that there is, at least, a sniff of 4G that your 'phone can receive. It's worth having an account - it may save a life.

Mobile phone coverage is criminally low – there’s no obligation for mobile universal coverage despite the increasing requirement to connect any where any time and in home WiFi calling does not help mobile users such as delivery drivers and those relying on GPS and phone apps for directions. Nut ... A recent eveloment (Feb26) has resulted in a large green cabinet being planted on the patch of land by the side of the scout hut and maybe, but when or perhaps, there may be a thinly disguised tree like mast installed there?  If so it surely must provide 4G as that is the only truly universal protocol suited for rural coverage and it is the only one which willl enable so-called smart meters to function. 

Lockerley has a First Responder team which may be called out by the ambulance service. Call 999 and ask for ambulance. The ambulance service will contact the First Responders. In an emergency there are two defibrillators – one by the village shop – washing.ribcage.camps -and the other is located in the entrance to the village hall W3W acrobatic.hope.wobbling.