- Avington, Hampshire
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Avington
latitude= 51.0847
longitude= -1.2443
population =
shire_district=Winchester
shire_county =Hampshire
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Winchester
post_town=
postcode_district = SO21
postcode_area= SO
dial_code= 01962
os_grid_reference= SU530319Avington is a small village in the English county of
Hampshire .It is located on the banks of the River Itchen to the northeast of the city of
Winchester . Administratively it forms part of theItchen Valley civil parish that, in turn, is part of theCity of Winchester district.It has the honour of being mentioned in a folk song title "Avington Pond", which can found on the CD "Folk Songs of Hampshire"
External links
* [http://www.dukesofbuckingham.org/places/avington/avington.htm Illustrated history of Avington Park]
* [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp;jsessionid=E5D520324CBF01B0593CF624EA11AF46?p_id=2941 Some history]
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