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St Mary's church, Easton |
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Easton
Easton shown within Hampshire |
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OS grid reference | SU511321 |
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Parish | Itchen Valley |
District | City of Winchester |
Shire county | Hampshire |
Region | South East |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | SO21 |
Dialling code | 01962 |
Police | Hampshire |
Fire | Hampshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
EU Parliament | South East England |
UK Parliament | Winchester |
List of places: UK • England • Hampshire |
Easton is a village in Hampshire, England, situated on the River Itchen, 2¾ miles north east of Winchester.
In 1870-72, John Goring's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Easton like this:
In 2010 Easton remains a small village but underwent limited development during the inter and post-war period. The population has grown by about 300 since John Goring's time. Around ten additional houses have been built since 2000, and the land price has rocketed, although planning restrictions are very strict. The church mentioned in the above passage still stands and operates. There are two pubs in the village (The Chestnut Horse and The Cricketers), a small auto-garage and a village hall. The hall performs various functions including crèche services, WI meetings, a pavilion for the village cricket team and is the venue for an annual pantomime. The hall has just been rebuilt, after a 5 year fund-raising drive by villagers..
The village is part of the civil parish of Itchen Valley[1] and is part of the City of Winchester non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.
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