Abbots Worthy

Abbots Worthy is a small village in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England.^[1] It is in the civil parish of Kings Worthy.

Abbots Worthy
The old mill in Abbots Worthy
Abbots Worthy Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU497326
Civil parish	Kings Worthy
District	City of Winchester
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WINCHESTER
Postcode district	SO21
Dialling code	01962
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Winchester
List of places UK England Hampshire 51.090471°N 1.289549°W / 51.090471; -1.289549

Abbots Worthy lies on the A33 about 2 miles (3.2 km) 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 31.8-mile (51.2 km) 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.^[2]

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 - Children's author
• The Hon. Jamie Byng - Owner of Canongate Books
• The 8th Earl of Strafford
• Robyn Hitchcock, musician