Worting is a former village and now a district of Basingstoke, in the Basingstoke and Deane district, in Hampshire, England, that was formed around 1970 as part of the Basingstoke Town Centre Development Plan. The area is bounded to the south by Hatch Warren and the Worting Junction. To the east is the district of Brighton Hill and the Cranbourne area.
Worting | |
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Church of St Thomas of Canterbury on Church Lane | |
Location within Hampshire | |
OS grid reference | SU6035251778 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BASINGSTOKE |
Postcode district | RG22 5 |
Dialling code | 01256 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
History
editIn 1931 the civil parish had a population of 365.[1] On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged with Basingstoke and Wootton St Lawrence.[2] It is now in the unparished area of Basingstoke.
References
edit- ^ "Population statistics Worting AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Worting AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 April 2024.