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.[1] increasing at the 2011 Census to a population of 1,459.[2]

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 .[3]

Largely rural in character, the parish is crossed by designated walking paths and riding routes including the Itchen Way, King's Way, Pilgrims' Way, St. Swithun's Way, South Downs Way, Three Castles Path and Oxdrove Way.

References

  1. ↑ "Parish Headcounts, Area: Itchen Valley CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 2001. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.streetmap.co.uk/place/Itchen_Abbas_in_Hampshire_564611_243611.htm

Coordinates: 51°04′53″N 1°14′47″W / 51.0814°N 1.2463°W / 51.0814; -1.2463


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