The Worthys

Human settlement in England
  • Headbourne Worthy

    Itchen Valley

    Kings Worthy
District
  • Winchester
Shire county
  • Hampshire
Region
  • South East
CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townWinchesterPostcode districtSODialling code01962PoliceHampshire and Isle of WightFireHampshire and Isle of WightAmbulanceSouth Central UK Parliament
  • Winchester
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UK
England
Hampshire
51°05′16″N 1°17′43″W / 51.087808°N 1.295302°W / 51.087808; -1.295302

The Worthys is a cluster of villages in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, located north and north-east of the city itself.[1]

Governance

Since 2016, three of the villages constitute The Worthys ward of Winchester City Council, with Martyr Worthy lying within the Alresford and Itchen Valley ward; both wards elects three councillors each, and are both within the Itchen Valley ward of Hampshire County Council.

Headbourne Worthy has its own Parish Council, whilst Abbots Worthy is part of the Kings Worthy Parish Council and Martyr Worthy is part of the Itchen Valley parish.

References

  1. ^ Worthys Local History Group https://www.worthyhistory.org/
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Electoral Wards and Parishes in the City of Winchester District, Hampshire, England (since 2016 boundary changes)
Wonston and MicheldeverThe WorthysAlresford and ItchenWinchester
  • Winchester unparished city area has five wards: St Barnabas, St Bartholomew, St Luke, St Michael, St Paul
Badger Farm and Oliver's BatteryColden Common and TwyfordUpper Meon ValleyBishops WalthamCentral Meon ValleyWhiteley and ShedfieldDenmeadSouthwick and Wickham
(Wards ordered from north-west corner, across the map, and then progressively south and east)