Kings Worthy
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Kings Worthy is a village in Hampshire, England, approximately 2 miles North East of Winchester. Kings Worthy was a Tithing of Barton Stacey when the Domesday Book was written.
It now has a Tesco Express (previously a One Stop, a Dillons, M&W - Misselbrooke and Weston and Originally called News Fare), a newsagent/Post Office, a fireplace shop, a fishing store (The Rod Box), and a surgery. The church is St Mary's. The village drama group, the Worthy Players performs 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, even a basketball/football court. The main road (Springvale Road) is fairly busy, and is used by the number 6 and 6a buses (primarily) that regularly travel to Winchester city centre.. There are two public houses in the village - The Cart and Horses (with a dart board and skittle alley) and The King Charles. The Worthys Conservation Volunteers is the local group of practical conservationists working on the 3rd Sunday of each month to care for the wildlife and natural environment in the village.
