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Abbots Worthy

Abbots Worthy
Abbots Worthy Old Mill.jpg
The old mill in Abbots Worthy
Abbots Worthy is located in Hampshire
Abbots Worthy
Abbots Worthy
Abbots Worthy shown within Hampshire
OS grid reference SU497326
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WINCHESTER
Postcode district SO21
Dialling code 01962
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
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UK
England
Hampshire
51°05′26″N 1°17′22″W / 51.090471°N 1.289549°W / 51.090471; -1.289549Coordinates: 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. 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 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.



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