Wonston is a village and
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
City of Winchester
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The district is named after its main settlement of Winchester, which ...
district of
Hampshire
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, England. The village had 1446 usual residents as of Census day 2011. The civil parish includes the settlements of
Sutton Scotney,
Stoke Charity
Stoke Charity is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wonston, in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. It is on the River Dever, its nearest town is Winchester, which lies approximately 6.1 miles (9.9&n ...
,
Norton and
Hunton.
History
Located in the
Hundred
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In mathematics
100 is the square of 10 (number), 10 (in scientific notation it is written as 102). The standar ...
of Buddlesgate, the Manor of Wonston is listed in the ''
Domesday Book
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'' as belonging to the
Bishop of Winchester
The Bishop of Winchester is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Winchester in the Church of England. The bishop's seat (''cathedra'') is at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire.
The Bishop of Winchester has always held ''ex officio'' the offic ...
.
St Michael's Parish Church is a Grade I listed building, dating back to 1190, and the former Rectory, a Grade II* listed building, dates from the late 14th century.
George Ridding and
Lady Laura Ridding moved to the then Rectory at Wonston following his retirement as
Bishop of Southwell in 1903, and Lady Laura remained there until her death in 1939.
Geography
The northern boundary of the Civil Parish is marked by the southern boundary of Freefolk Wood.
The
A303 Primary Route passes through the northern section of the parish, eastbound it enters the parish at a point approx 700m east of Bullington Cross and leaves the parish at Kiteland Cottages. A road generally more than 4m wide leaves Sutton Scotney and heads northeast exiting the parish at Kitelands cottages. The northwest "corner" of the parish is a point approx 200m north of Blind End copse at the southeast corner of Freefolk wood.
The northeast "corner" of the parish is at the west side of Kitelands clump
The southeast "corner" of the parish is at the point where the northern portal of the Wallers Ash railway tunnel intersects with the Alresford Drove Track.
Governance
Wonston is part of the Wonston and Micheldever ward which elects three Councillors to
Winchester City Council, as well as the Itchen Valley ward which
elects a councillor to
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 ...
.
References
External links
Wonston Parish Council
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Villages in Hampshire
Civil parishes in Winchester