Abbotstone
Hamlet
Abbotsone village centre
Abbotstone is located in Hampshire
Abbotstone
Abbotstone
Location within Hampshire
Population32 [1]
OS grid referenceSU5635534533
• London54 mi (87 km)
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townALRESFORD
Postcode districtSO24
Dialling code01962
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
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51°06′27″N 1°11′50″W / 51.1074679°N 1.1972006°W / 51.1074679; -1.1972006

Abbotstone is a hamlet in the United Kingdom in English county of Hampshire.[2][3][better source needed] It is located 2 miles from the nearest town, New Alresford, 6 miles from Winchester and 54 miles from London.[4] It lies at an elevation of 67 metres within the district of the City of Winchester, and the closest town is New Alresford. It is now in the parish of Itchen Stoke, but was formerly its own parish. Abbotstone lies along the Ellisfield to Itchen Abbas portion of the Three Castles Path, a hiking path. Abbotstone contains an abandoned medieval village,[5] and evidence of fortifications, as well as several abandoned quarries.[2][3][6][7]

Abbotstone is home to 32 residents.[1]

Governance

The hamlet is part of the civil parish of Itchen Stoke and Ovington and is part of the City of Winchester non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Census data". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Node: Abbotstone (602728585)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Detailed maps & routes to explore across the UK | OS Maps". explore.osmaps.com. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Abbotstone · Alresford SO24 9TE, UK". Abbotstone · Alresford SO24 9TE, UK. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. ^ Leapman, Michael (1993). Travel: In the footsteps of King John; Juggling route maps and rail timetables, Michael Leapman walks the Three Castles Path from Windsor to Winchester. London: The Independent London. p. 75.
  6. ^ "Parishes: Itchen Stoke with Abbotstone". www.british-history.ac.uk. pp. 192–195. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  7. ^ Page, William (1911). The Victoria history of the county of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Vol. 4 Vol. 4. London: Constable. OCLC 277849363.
  8. ^ "1415" (PDF). pdf. 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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