Abbotts Barton Explained

Static Image Caption:(Clockwise from top) Charles Close, Abbotts Barton Barn Store, Allottments
Country:England
Official Name:Abbotts Barton
Coordinates:51.0735°N -1.3107°W
Map Type:Hampshire
Shire District:City of Winchester
Shire County:Hampshire
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:Winchester
Post Town:WINCHESTER
Postcode District:SO23
Postcode Area:SO
Dial Code:01962
Os Grid Reference:SU484308

Abbotts Barton is a suburb of Winchester in Hampshire, England.[1] The settlement is located approximately 0.8miles north-east of the city centre.

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Abbots Barton as:

Abbots Barton, seat, near Winchester, Hants.[2]
It is now in the unparished area of Winchester, in the Winchester district. It is represented on Winchester City Council as part of St Bartholomew Ward, and on Hampshire County Council as part of Winchester Eastgate Division.

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 185 Winchester & Basingstoke (Andover & Romsey). 9780319228845 . Ordnance Survey. 2013.
  2. Web site: A Vision of Britain Through Time: Abbotts Barton . GB Historical GIS/University of Portsmouth . 27 January 2016.