Easton, Hampshire

Easton
St Mary's church, Easton
Easton Easton shown within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU511321
Civil parish	Itchen Valley
District	City of Winchester
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
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
UK Parliament	Winchester
List of places UK England Hampshire 51°05′09″N 1°16′12″W / 51.085758°N 1.270100°W / 51.085758; -1.270100Coordinates: 51°05′09″N 1°16′12″W / 51.085758°N 1.270100°W / 51.085758; -1.270100

Easton is a village in Hampshire, England, situated on the River Itchen, 2¾ miles north east of Winchester. It is in the civil parish of Itchen Valley.

In 1870-72, John Goring's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Easton like this:

In 2010 Easton remains a small village but underwent limited development during the inter and post-war period. The population has grown by about 300 since John Goring's time. Around ten additional houses have been built since 2000, and the land price has rocketed, although planning restrictions are very strict. The church mentioned in the above passage still stands and operates. There are two pubs in the village (The Chestnut Horse and The Cricketers), a small auto-garage and a village hall. The hall performs various functions including crèche services, WI meetings, a pavilion for the village cricket team and is the venue for an annual pantomime. The hall has just been rebuilt, after a 5-year fund-raising drive by villagers..

The village is part of the civil parish of Itchen Valley and is part of the City of Winchester non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.