Itchen Valley is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
English county of
Hampshire
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. Forming part of the
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 ...
district, it comprises the villages of
Avington,
Easton,
Itchen Abbas
Itchen Abbas is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Itchen Valley, in the Winchester district, in the county of Hampshire, England. The village is on the River Itchen about north-east of Winchester.
Parish church
The Ch ...
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
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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 parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
es 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
The South Downs National Park is England's newest national parks of England and Wales, national park, designated on 31 March 2010. The park, covering an area of in southern England, stretches for from Winchester in the west to Eastbourne in t ...
and the
East Hampshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is crossed by several designated walking paths and riding routes including the
Itchen Way,
King's Way,
Pilgrims' Way
A pilgrims' way or pilgrim way is a standard route that pilgrims take when they go on a pilgrimage in order to reach their destination – usually a holy site or place of worship. These sites may be towns or cities of special significance such a ...
,
St. Swithun's Way,
South Downs Way,
Three Castles Path and
Oxdrove Way.
Governance
Itchen Valley Parish Council has eleven councillors who hold various portfolios concerning the local area. Itchen Valley is part of the
Hampshire County Council Ward of the same name, which has larger borders and also includes settlements such as Alresford. The ward has been represented by Jackie Porter since
2005
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, who was most recently reelected in
2017
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Events January
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.
As part of
Winchester City Council is forms part of Alresford and Itchen Valley ward, which since 2016 has had three councillors. As of the 2019 election, these are:
References
External links
Parish websiteMap of parish boundaries
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Civil parishes in Winchester
Villages in Hampshire