Romsey Extra Explained

Official Name:Romsey Extra
Country:England
Region:South East England
Coordinates:50.978°N -1.501°W
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Population:3276
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Static Image:Broadlands House, Romsey ca 1980 - geograph.org.uk - 3826042.jpg
Static Image Caption:Broadlands House in 1980

Romsey Extra was a civil parish in the Borough of Test Valley and the English county of Hampshire. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 3,276, although due to the ongoing 800 home Abbotswood development that begun after the census was taken, it was likely to have risen significantly by the next Census and by 50% between 2012 and 2018.[1] In 2014 there was a proposal for a new 1300 home development at Whitenap.[2] [3]

The parish surrounded the town of Romsey and included the villages of Abbotswood, Ashfield, Lee, Crampmoor and Shootash as well as the Broadlands estate.

Romsey Extra civil parish was formed in 1866 from the area of Romsey parish outside the municipal borough.[4] Its council was formed in 1894.[5] On 1 April 2023 the parish council was abolished and most of its area transferred to Romsey parish; the Stanbridge Earls area became part of Awbridge parish.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Romsey Extra Ward Profile • Test Valley Borough Council . www.testvalley.gov.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140209211423/http://www.testvalley.gov.uk/resident/communityandleisure/workingwithcommunities/mylocalarea/romsey-extra/romsey-extra-ward-profile/ . 2014-02-09.
  2. Web site: Council hits out over plans for 1,300 new homes. 13 March 2014.
  3. Web site: Parish Headcounts: Test Valley. Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 17 June 2015.
  4. Web site: Relationships and changes Romsey Extra CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 26 July 2023.
  5. Web site: Romsey Extra parish council to be merged with town council. Hampshire Chronicle. 31 March 2023. 19 April 2023. Christopher. Atkinson.
  6. Web site: Romsey Town and Romsey Extra set to merge on 1 April 2023. Romsey Extra Parish Council. John. Parker. 19 April 2023.