Abbotstone

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
Hamlet
Abbotsone village centre
Abbotstone Location within Hampshire
Population	32 [1]
OS grid reference	SU5635534533
• London	54 mi (87 km)
Civil parish	Itchen Stoke and Ovington
District	City of Winchester
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ALRESFORD
Postcode district	SO24
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 51.1074679°N 1.1972006°W / 51.1074679; -1.1972006

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]