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]
The Worthys | |
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![]() ![]() The Worthys Location within Hampshire | |
OS grid reference | SU493323 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Winchester |
Postcode district | SO |
Dialling code | 01962 |
Police | Hampshire |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
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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.
Electoral Wards and Parishes in the City of Winchester District, Hampshire, England (2016 boundary changes). | ||
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![]() | Wonston and Micheldever |
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The Worthys |
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Alresford and Itchen |
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Winchester |
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Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery |
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Colden Common and Twyford |
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Upper Meon Valley | ||
Bishops Waltham |
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Central Meon Valley |
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Whiteley and Shedfield |
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Denmead |
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Southwick and Wickham |
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(Wards ordered from north-west corner, across the map, and then progressively south and east) |