Kings Worthy
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Kings Worthy is a village and civil parish in Hampshire
, England
, approximately two miles north-east of Winchester. Kings Worthy was a tithing
of Barton Stacey
when the Domesday Book
was written.
It has a pharmacy, a convenience store, 2 newsagents/post offices (one in Springvale, one in old Kings Worthy), a Tesco Express, a kitchen display shop, a hairdresser, a fishing store, an Indian take-away and a doctor's surgery. The church is St Mary's. At the centre of the village is the Worthies Club (Sports & Social) which is located adjacent to Eversley Park. The village drama group, the Worthy Players, perform three shows a year in the Jubilee Hall. The primary school is King's Worthy Primary. Eversley Park is the local recreation ground, with playground/fitness equipment and football pitches and a basketball/football court. The Worthys YFC is an active youth football club for all ages both boys and girls and operates from Eversley Park. The main road (Springvale Road) is fairly busy, and is served by regular buses coming every 20 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays and every hour on Sundays and bank holidays going to the centre of Winchester.
In addition to the Worthies Club, there are two public houses in the village - The Cart and Horses (with a skittle alley
) and The King Charles.
Worthys Conservation Volunteers is the local group of practical conservationists working on the third Sunday of each month to care for the wildlife and natural environment in and around the village and The Worthys.
The parish is crossed by the A33
, which merges with the A34 immediately to the south. Kings Worthy formerly had a station on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
. It was by-passed to the west by the London and South Western Railway
(the surviving main line) and to the north by the Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway, part of which survives to the east as the Watercress Line
.
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, approximately two miles north-east of Winchester. Kings Worthy was a tithing
Tithe
A tithe is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government. Today, tithes are normally voluntary and paid in cash, cheques, or stocks, whereas historically tithes were required and paid in kind, such as agricultural products...
of Barton Stacey
Barton Stacey
Barton Stacey is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, situated about seven miles south-east of Andover.-Civil Parish:The total area of the civil parish is 5,027 acres ....
when the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
was written.
It has a pharmacy, a convenience store, 2 newsagents/post offices (one in Springvale, one in old Kings Worthy), a Tesco Express, a kitchen display shop, a hairdresser, a fishing store, an Indian take-away and a doctor's surgery. The church is St Mary's. At the centre of the village is the Worthies Club (Sports & Social) which is located adjacent to Eversley Park. The village drama group, the Worthy Players, perform three shows a year in the Jubilee Hall. The primary school is King's Worthy Primary. Eversley Park is the local recreation ground, with playground/fitness equipment and football pitches and a basketball/football court. The Worthys YFC is an active youth football club for all ages both boys and girls and operates from Eversley Park. The main road (Springvale Road) is fairly busy, and is served by regular buses coming every 20 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays and every hour on Sundays and bank holidays going to the centre of Winchester.
In addition to the Worthies Club, there are two public houses in the village - The Cart and Horses (with a skittle alley
Skittles (sport)
Skittles is an old European lawn game, a variety of bowling, from which ten-pin bowling, duckpin bowling, and candlepin bowling in the United States, and five-pin bowling in Canada are descended. In the United Kingdom, the game remains a popular pub game in England and Wales, though it tends to be...
) and The King Charles.
Worthys Conservation Volunteers is the local group of practical conservationists working on the third Sunday of each month to care for the wildlife and natural environment in and around the village and The Worthys.
The parish is crossed by the A33
A33 road
The A33 is a major road in England. The road formerly ran from Reading to Southampton, but now consists of three disjoint sections:*Reading to Basingstoke*The A30 road south of Basingstoke to just north of Winchester...
, which merges with the A34 immediately to the south. Kings Worthy formerly had a station on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
The Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway was a cross-country railway running north-south between Didcot, Newbury and Southampton although it actually reached the latter by running over the London and South Western Railway tracks from Shawford Junction, south of Winchester...
. It was by-passed to the west by the London and South Western Railway
London and South Western Railway
The London and South Western Railway was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. Its network extended from London to Plymouth via Salisbury and Exeter, with branches to Ilfracombe and Padstow and via Southampton to Bournemouth and Weymouth. It also had many routes connecting towns in...
(the surviving main line) and to the north by the Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway, part of which survives to the east as the Watercress Line
Watercress Line
The Watercress Line is the marketing name of the Mid-Hants Railway, a heritage railway in Hampshire, England, running from New Alresford to Alton where it connects to the National Rail network. The line gained its popular name in the days that it was used to transport locally grown watercress to...
.