Abbotstone Explained

Country:England
Postcode District:SO24
Coordinates:51.1075°N -1.1972°W
Type:Hamlet
Static Image Caption:Abbotsone village centre
Static Image Name:Abbotstone.jpg
Os Grid Reference:SU5635534533
Dial Code:01962
Postcode Area:SO
Post Town:ALRESFORD
Official Name:Abbotstone
Constituency Westminster:Winchester
Region:South East England
Shire County:Hampshire
Shire District:City of Winchester
Civil Parish:Itchen Stoke and Ovington
Population Ref:[1]
Population:32
London Distance Mi:54

Abbotstone is a hamlet in the United Kingdom in English county of Hampshire.[2] [3] It is located 2 miles from the nearest town, New Alresford, 6 miles from Winchester and 54 miles from London.[4] It lies at an elevation of 67 metres within the district of the City of Winchester, and the closest town is New Alresford. It is now in the parish of Itchen Stoke, but was formerly its own parish. Abbotstone lies along the Ellisfield to Itchen Abbas portion of the Three Castles Path, a hiking path. Abbotstone contains an abandoned medieval village,[5] and evidence of fortifications, as well as several abandoned quarries.[6] [7]

Abbotstone is home to 32 residents.

Governance

The hamlet is part of the civil parish of Itchen Stoke and Ovington and is part of the City of Winchester non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census data . 3 July 2010 . 17 July 2012 . https://archive.today/20120717050510/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=795215&c=SO24+9QF&d=16&e=15&g=453299&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 . dead .
  2. Web site: Node: Abbotstone (602728585) . 2022-03-06 . OpenStreetMap . en.
  3. Web site: Detailed maps & routes to explore across the UK | OS Maps . 2022-03-06 . explore.osmaps.com.
  4. Web site: Abbotstone · Alresford SO24 9TE, UK . 2022-03-06 . Abbotstone · Alresford SO24 9TE, UK . en.
  5. Book: Leapman, Michael . Travel: In the footsteps of King John; Juggling route maps and rail timetables, Michael Leapman walks the Three Castles Path from Windsor to Winchester . The Independent London . 1993 . London . 75 . English.
  6. Web site: Parishes: Itchen Stoke with Abbotstone . 2022-03-06 . www.british-history.ac.uk . 192–195.
  7. Book: Page, William . The Victoria history of the county of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Vol. 4 Vol. 4 . 1911 . Constable . London . English . 277849363.
  8. Web site: 2008 . 1415 . live . March 6, 2022 . pdf. https://web.archive.org/web/20120527170849/http://www.hants.gov.uk/rh/row/maps/1415.pdf . 27 May 2012 .