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The Worthys
The Worthys is a cluster of villages in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, located north and north-east of the city itself.Worthys Local History Group https://www.worthyhistory.org/ * Abbots Worthy * Headbourne Worthy * Kings Worthy * Martyr Worthy Governance Since 2016, three of the villages constitute The Worthys ward of Winchester City Council, with Martyr Worthy lying within the Alresford and Itchen Valley ward; both wards elects three councillors each, and are both within the Itchen Valley ward of Hampshire County Council Hampshire County Council (HCC) is an English council that governs eleven of the thirteen districts geographically located within the ceremonial county of Hampshire. As one of twenty-four county councils in England, it acts as the upper tier of .... Headbourne Worthy has its own Parish Council, whilst Abbots Worthy is part of the Kings Worthy Parish Council and Martyr Worthy is part of the Itchen Valley parish. References {{Wincheste ...
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Headbourne Worthy
Headbourne Worthy (formerly Worthy Mortimer) is a village and former manor within the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. The parish also includes the former manor of Worthy Pauncefoot. History * 9th century – manor believed to have been granted by Egbert of Wessex, to St Swithun's Priory * 1086 – manor held by Ralph Mortimer (Ranulph de Mortimer) * 1424 – manor held by Richard of York (3rd Duke of York) * 17th century – manor bought by Sir Thomas Clerke, who in 1594 had acquired the neighbouring manor of Worthy Pauncefoot Parish council The parish council consists of seven members elected every 4 years and a parish clerk. The council considers planning applications, carries out minor public works and organises the annual village litter pick. It is funded by a small precept (one of the smallest in Hampshire) collected by Winchester City Council as part of the Council Tax. Recent works include refurbishing the village notice boards in Agapanthus blue Nota ...
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Itchen Valley
Itchen Valley is a civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. Forming part of the City of Winchester district, it comprises the villages of Avington, Easton, Itchen Abbas and Martyr Worthy, with a population of 1,267 at the time of the 2001 Census. increasing at the 2011 Census to a population of 1,459. It is to the northeast of Winchester and takes its name from the River Itchen. The parish is crossed by the M3 motorway, and contains Winchester services. The main West–east route through the parish is the B3047. East bound from Winchester the B3047 enters the parish at Worthy Park and exits it at a point approx. 300m East of Rectory Lane, Itchen Abbas. It is located near to the civil parishes of Itchen Stoke and Ovington and New and Old Alresford. Largely rural in character, much of the parish is in both the South Downs National Park and the East Hampshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is crossed by several designated walking paths and riding rout ...
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Kings Worthy
Kings Worthy is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, approximately two miles north-east of Winchester. Kings Worthy was a tithing of Barton Stacey when the Domesday Book was written. St Mary's church The parish church, built in 1864, is found on London Road. A traditional village church, St Mary's caters to a range of worshippers from Anglo-Catholics to those of a more evangelical persuasion. The church is welcoming to families, with a dedicated room for younger children, known as the Little Fishes room. A highlight of the church calendar is the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. This celebration of Christmas follows a traditional format with a wide selection of choir items, congregational carols and readings. Education The primary school is Kings Worthy Primary School. Most pupils from Kings Worthy Primary go on to study at Henry Beaufort School. Sports within Kingsworthy are limited, however the Worthys Football club were runners up in the 2017 Jack West cup Fi ...
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Winchester
Winchester is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs National Park, on the River Itchen, Hampshire, River Itchen. It is south-west of London and from Southampton, its nearest city. At the 2011 census, Winchester had a population of 45,184. The wider City of Winchester district, which includes towns such as New Alresford, Alresford and Bishop's Waltham, has a population of 116,595. Winchester is the county town of Hampshire and contains the head offices of Hampshire County Council. Winchester developed from the Roman Britain, Roman town of Venta Belgarum, which in turn developed from an Iron Age oppidum. Winchester was one of the most important cities in England until the Norman conquest of England, Norman conquest in the eleventh century. It has since become one of the most expensive and afflue ...
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Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire is the 9th-most populous county in England. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, located in the north of the county. The county is bordered by Dorset to the south-west, Wiltshire to the north-west, Berkshire to the north, Surrey to the north-east, and West Sussex to the south east. The county is geographically diverse, with upland rising to and mostly south-flowing rivers. There are areas of downland and marsh, and two national parks: the New Forest National Park, New Forest and part of the South Downs National Park, South Downs, which together cover 45 per cent of Hampshire. Settled about 14,000 years ago, Hampshire's recorded history dates to Roman Britain, when its chi ...
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Winchester (UK Parliament Constituency)
Winchester is a constituency in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Steve Brine, a Conservative. Constituency profile The constituency is in mid-Hampshire and comprises the northern bulk of the large City of Winchester District as well as Chandler's Ford and Hiltingbury in the Borough of Eastleigh. The largest settlement is Winchester. Boundaries 1918–1950: The Borough of Winchester, the Urban District of Eastleigh and Bishopstoke, the Rural Districts of Hursley and Winchester, and the Rural District of South Stoneham except the parish of Bittern. 1950–1955: The Boroughs of Eastleigh, Romsey, and Winchester, in the Rural District of Romsey and Stockbridge the parishes of Ampfield, Chilworth, East Dean, Lockerley, Melchet Park and Plaitford, Michelmersh, Mottisfont, North Baddesley, Nursling and Rownhams, Romsey Extra, Sherfield English, and Wellow, and part of the Rural District of Winchester. 1955–1974: The Boroughs o ...
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City Of Winchester
The City of Winchester () is a local government district in Hampshire, England, with a city status. The district covers the ancient settlement of the city of Winchester itself, but also covers a large area of central Hampshire including Bishop's Waltham, Denmead, New Alresford, and Kings Worthy (for a full list of these, see the "Settlements and parishes" section below), for a total area of . The 2011 Census recorded the population of the district as 116,600. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the City of Winchester with Droxford Rural District and part of Winchester Rural District. It borders Basingstoke and Deane to the north, East Hampshire to the east, the Borough of Havant and the unitary authority area of Portsmouth to the south-east, the Borough of Fareham to the south, the Borough of Eastleigh to the south-west, and Test Valley to the west. The city traces its history to the Roman Era, develop ...
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Abbots Worthy
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 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 long-distance footpath, passes through the village. The River Itchen lies just to the south of Abbots Worthy. Notable former residents * Archie Bland - Writer, journalist and Deputy Editor of '' The Independent'' newspaper * Sir Christopher Bland - Former Chairman of British Telecom BT Group plc (trade name, trading as BT and formerly British Telecom) is a British Multinational corporation, multinational telecommuni ...
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Martyr Worthy
Martyr Worthy is a small village in the English county of Hampshire. It is part of the Worthys cluster of small villages. Martyr Worthy is located on the banks of the River Itchen to the northeast of the city of Winchester. The place-name 'Martyr Worthy' is first attested in Episcopal Registers of 1243, where it appears as ''Wordia le Martre''. 'Worthy' means 'enclosure', and Martyr Worthy is recorded as having been held by Henricus la Martre in 1201. 'Martre' may be Old French ''martre'' meaning martyr, or meaning marten and used as a nickname The village has a Church of England parish church – St Swithun's – which is Grade II* listed. Governance 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 Hampshire County Council (HCC) is an English council that governs eleven of the thirteen districts geographically located within the ceremonial county of Hampshire ...
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Winchester City Council Elections
One third of Winchester City Council in Hampshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2016, 55 councillors have been elected from 16 wards, there having previously been 57 councillors have been elected from 26 wards from 2002. Political control Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Leadership The role of mayor of Winchester is now largely ceremonial, with political leadership instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 1994 have been: Council elections * 1973 Winchester City Council election * 1976 Winchester City Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1979 Winchester City Council election * 1980 Winchester City Council election * 1982 Winchester City Council election * 1983 Winchester City Council election * 1984 Winchester City Council election *1986 Winchester City Council election (City boundary cha ...
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Hampshire County Council Elections
Hampshire County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the boundary changes in 2005, 78 councillors have been elected from 75 wards, with further boundary changes in 2017. Political control Leadership The leaders of the council since 1976 have been: Council elections * 2001 Hampshire County Council election * 2005 Hampshire County Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 2) * 2009 Hampshire County Council election * 2013 Hampshire County Council election * 2017 Hampshire County Council election (boundary changes) *2021 Hampshire County Council election Elections to Hampshire County Council took on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. All 78 seats were up for election, with each ward returning either one or two councillors by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year ... County result maps File:Hampshire UK local election 2005 map.svg, 2005 results map File:Hampshire wards 2009.svg, 2009 results m ...
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Hampshire County Council
Hampshire County Council (HCC) is an English council that governs eleven of the thirteen districts geographically located within the ceremonial county of Hampshire. As one of twenty-four county councils in England, it acts as the upper tier of local government to approximately 1.4 million people. Whilst they form part of the ceremonial county of Hampshire, the city councils of Southampton and Portsmouth are independent unitary authorities. The council comprises 78 elected councillors, who meet in the city of Winchester, which is the county town. Since 1997, the council has been controlled by the Conservative Party. In May 2022, Rob Humby was elected as leader of the council. In November 2022, the county council stated it, alongside Kent County Council, may face bankruptcy within 12 months due to austerity cuts. History In 1889, following the commencement of the Local Government Act 1888, the administrative county of Hampshire was formed. In 1974, the towns of Christc ...
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