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Abbotswood is a new 52-hectare building development planned to have 800 homes. It is located just to the north east of the town of Romsey in the Test Valley local government district.[1]

Abbotswood

Children's playground and new housing on the Abbotswood development
Abbotswood
Location within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU366231
District
  • Test Valley
Shire county
  • Hampshire
Region
  • South East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceHampshire
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
51.006026°N 1.477575°W / 51.006026; -1.477575

History


The name 'Abbotswood' is derived from 'the abbess [of Romsey]’s wood'; it was recorded as Abbys wode in 1513 and Abbes wood in 1565.[2]


New development


Outline permission for a new development comprising 800 homes on a site at Abbotswood was granted in 2010. Construction began in 2011 and by the end of 2017, 753 homes were occupied.[3]

New homes nearing completion on the Abbotswood development
New homes nearing completion on the Abbotswood development

On 1 August 2014, planning permission was sought for a local centre consisting of a shop, pub, doctors/dentists surgery, pharmacy, community centre, and a day nursery. The planning application reference is 14/01836/RESS.[4]


References


  1. "The Abbotswood Consortium". Alder King. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  2. Watts, Victor (2007). The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names. Cambridge University Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0521168557.
  3. "Abbotswood". Test Valley Borough Council. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. "View Applications Online • Test Valley Borough Council". Testvalley.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.


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