Abbots Worthy

Village in Hampshire, England

Human settlement in England

Abbots Worthy

The old mill in Abbots Worthy

Abbots Worthy

Location within Hampshire

OS grid reference| SU497326
Civil parish|

* Kings Worthy

District|

* City of Winchester

Shire county|

* Hampshire

Region|

* South East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| WINCHESTER
Postcode district| SO21
Dialling code| 01962
Police| Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire| Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance| South Central
UK Parliament|

* Winchester

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England
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51°05′26″N 1°17′22″W﻿ / ﻿51.090471°N 1.289549°W﻿ / 51.090471; -1.289549

Abbots Worthy is a small village in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England.[1] It is in the civil parish of Kings Worthy.

Abbots Worthy lies on the A33 about 2 miles (3.2 km) to the north of Winchester. Abbots Worthy is included within the civil parish of Kings Worthy and is represented on Winchester City Council as part of The Worthys Ward, and on Hampshire County Council as part of the Itchen Valley division.

The Itchen Way, which is a 31.8-mile (51.2 km) long-distance footpath, passes through the village. The River Itchen lies just to the south of Abbots Worthy.

## History

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In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Abbotts Worthy as:

> ABBOTSWORTHY, a tything in the parish of Kings worthy, 2 miles NNE of Winchester, Hants.[2]

## Notable former residents

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* Archie Bland \- Writer, journalist and Deputy Editor of The Independent newspaper
* Sir Christopher Bland \- Former Chairman of British Telecom, the BBC and the RSC
* Lady Georgia Byng \- Children's author
* The Hon. Jamie Byng \- Owner of Canongate Books
* The 8th Earl of Strafford
* Robyn Hitchcock, musician

## References

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1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 185 Winchester & Basingstoke (Andover & Romsey) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319228845.
2. ^ "A Vision of Britain Through Time: Abbots Worthy". GB Historical GIS/University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

## External links

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Towns, villages and hamlets in the City of Winchester District of Hampshire, England

* Abbotts Barton
* Abbots Worthy
* Abbotstone
* Anthill Common
* Ashton
* Avington
* Badger Farm
* Beauworth
* Bighton
* Bishops Sutton
* Bishops Waltham
* Boarhunt
* Bramdean
* Brockbridge
* Cheriton
* Chidden
* Chilcomb
* Colden Common
* Compton and Shawford
* Corhampton
* Crawley
* Curbridge
* Curdridge
* Denmead
* Droxford
* Durley
* Durley Street
* Easton
* East Stratton
* Exton
* Fisher's Pond
* Fobdown
* Gundleton
* Hambledon
* Headbourne Worthy
* Hinton Ampner
* Hursley
* Itchen Abbas
* Itchen Stoke
* Itchen Valley
* Kilmeston
* Kings Worthy
* Knowle
* Littleton and Harestock
* Lower Upham
* Martyr Worthy
* Meonstoke
* Micheldever
* Micheldever Station
* Mislingford
* Morestead
* New Alresford
* North Boarhunt
* Northington
* Northington Down
* Old Alresford
* Olivers Battery
* Otterbourne
* Ovington
* Owslebury
* Owslebury Bottom
* Shedfield
* Soberton
* Southwick
* South Wonston
* Sparsholt
* Stanmore
* Sutton Scotney
* Swarraton
* Swanmore
* Stoke Charity
* Temple Valley
* Tichborne
* Twyford
* Twyford Moors
* Upham
* Warnford
* Welborne
* West Stratton
* West Meon
* Weston Colley
* Wickham
* Wickham Common
* Winchester
* Winnall
* Woodmancott
* Wood End
* Wonston
* Worlds End

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