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OS grid reference
  
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Country
  
England

Post town
  
WINCHESTER

Local time
  
Tuesday 7:35 AM

District
  
City of Winchester

Civil parish
  
Kings Worthy

Region
  
South East

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
SO21

Shire county
  
Hampshire

Dialling code
  
01962

UK parliament constituency
  
Winchester

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Abbots Worthy is a small village in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. At the 2011 Census the population of the village was included in the civil parish of Kings Worthy.

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Map of Abbots Worthy, Winchester, UK

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 part of the Winchester City Council administration.

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.

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.

Notable former residents

  • 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

    • References

    Abbots Worthy Wikipedia
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