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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 the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Hampshire in England. The council was created in 1889. The county council provides county-level services to eleven of the thirteen districts geo .... 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 {{autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Due to the emergence of the Kings Barton estate, which is nominally part of Winchester but within Headbourne Worthy’s boundaries, the population of Headbourne Worthy parish increased by 273% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses. 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 villag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 routes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Worthy
Kings Worthy is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Hampshire, England, approximately two miles north-east of Winchester, Hampshire, Winchester. Kings Worthy was a Tithe, tithing of Barton Stacey when the Domesday Book was written. St Mary's church The parish church, established in 1185, 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 Evangelicalism, evangelical persuasion. The church is welcoming to families, with a dedicated room for younger children. 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 Kings Worthy are limited, however the Worthys Football c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 2021 census, the built-up area of Winchester had a population of 48,478. The wider City of Winchester district includes towns such as New Alresford, Alresford and Bishop's Waltham and had a population of 127,439 in 2021. 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 if not the most important cities in England until the Norman Conquest in the eleventh century. It now has become one of the most expensive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, Dorset to the west, and Wiltshire to the north-west. Southampton is the largest settlement, while Winchester is the county town. Other significant settlements within the county include Portsmouth, Basingstoke, Andover, Hampshire, Andover, Gosport, Fareham and Aldershot. The county has an area of and a population of 1,844,245, making it the Counties in England by population, 5th-most populous in England. The South Hampshire built-up area in the south-east of the county has a population of 855,569 and contains the cities of Southampton (269,781) and Portsmouth (208,100). In the north-east, the Farnborough, Hampshire, Farnborough/Aldershot Farnborough/Aldershot built-up area, conurbation extends into Berkshire and Surrey and has a populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winchester (UK Parliament Constituency)
Winchester is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 by Danny Chambers, a Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat. 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 of Romsey and Winchester, and parts of the Rural D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Winchester
Winchester (), or the City of Winchester, is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with City status in the United Kingdom, city status in Hampshire, England. The district is named after its main settlement of Winchester, which is where the council is based and is also the county town of Hampshire. The city boundaries also encompass a large surrounding rural area, including the towns of New Alresford and Whiteley and numerous villages. Parts of the district lie within the South Downs National Park. The neighbouring districts are Basingstoke and Deane, East Hampshire, Borough of Havant, Havant, Portsmouth, Borough of Fareham, Fareham, Borough of Eastleigh, Eastleigh and Test Valley. History Winchester was an ancient borough, which had additionally held city status from time immemorial. The city traces its history to the Roman Britain, Roman Era, developing from the town of Venta Belgarum. It saw historic significance from its reconstruction under Alfred the Grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 represented on Winchester City Council as part of The Worthys Ward, and on Hampshire County Council as part of the Itchen Valley division. The Itchen Way, which is a long-distance footpath, passes through the village. The River Itchen lies just to the south of Abbots Worthy. History 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. Notable former residents * Archie Bland - Writer, journalist and Deputy Editor of ''The Independent'' newspaper * Sir Christopher Bland - Former Chairman of British Telecom, the BBC and the RSC * Lady Georgia Byng - Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martyr Worthy
Martyr Worthy is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Itchen Valley, in the Winchester non-metropolitan district of Hampshire, England. It is part of the Worthys cluster of small villages. In 1931 the parish had a population of 350. On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished to form Itchen Valley. 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 Old French (, , ; ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France approximately between the late 8th -4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ... ''martre'' meaning martyr, or meaning marten and used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winchester City Council Elections
Winchester City Council is responsible for the local government of the City of Winchester in Hampshire, England. Despite its name, the City of Winchester is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district that stretches far beyond the Winchester, urban area of Winchester, covering urban, suburban and rural areas. One third of Winchester City Council is elected each year in a sequence of three years, followed by one year without election, thus giving a tenure for individual councillors of four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2016, 45 councillors have been elected from 16 Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, wards, there having previously been 57 councillors have been elected from 26 wards from 2002. Council composition District result maps File:Winchester 2002 election map.svg, 2002 results map File:Winchester 2003 election map.svg, 2003 results map File:Winchester 2004 election map.svg, 2004 results map File:Winchester 2006 election map.svg, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 of the United Kingdom, wards, with 2017 Hampshire County Council election#Boundary changes, further boundary changes in 2017. Council composition 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 County result maps File:Hampshire UK local election 2005 map.svg, 2005 Hampshire County Council election, 2005 results map File:Hampshire wards 2009.svg, 2009 Hampshire County Council election, 2009 results map File:Hampshire UK local election 2013 map.svg, 2013 Hampshire County Council election, 2013 results map File:Hampshire UK local election 2017 map.svg, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampshire County Council
Hampshire County Council (HCC) is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Hampshire in England. The council was created in 1889. The county council provides county-level services to eleven of the thirteen districts geographically located within the ceremonial county of Hampshire. The county council acts as the upper tier of local government to approximately 1.4 million people. It is one of 21 county councils in England. Whilst they form part of the ceremonial county of Hampshire, the two cities of Southampton and Portsmouth are unitary authorities, independent from Hampshire County Council. The county 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 Conservatives. History Elected county councils were created in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888, taking over many administrative functions that had previously been performed by unelected ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
