Abbots Worthy

Abbots Worthy
The old mill in Abbots Worthy
Abbots Worthy is located in Hampshire
Abbots Worthy
Abbots Worthy
Location within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU497326
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Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWINCHESTER
Postcode districtSO21
Dialling code01962
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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

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

References

  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.

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