Easton, Hampshire

Human settlement in England

Itchen Valley

District

City of Winchester

Hampshire

Region

South East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townWINCHESTERPostcode districtSO21Dialling code01962Police Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire Hampshire and Isle of Wight Ambulance South Central UK Parliament

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51°05′09″N 1°16′12″W / 51.085758°N 1.270100°W / 51.085758; -1.270100

Easton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Itchen Valley,^[1] in the Winchester district, in the county of Hampshire, England, situated on the River Itchen, 2¾ miles north east of Winchester. In 1931 the parish had a population of 408.^[2] On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished to form Itchen Valley.^[3]

In 1870–72, John Goring's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Easton like this:

"EASTON, a village and a parish in Winchester district, Hants. The village stands on the river Itchen, near the Southwestern railway, 2¾ miles NE by N of Winchester; is small and uninteresting; and has a post office under Winchester. The parish comprises 2,734 acres [11 km²]. Real property, £3, 656. Pop., 455. Houses, 106. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £514.* Patron, the Bishop of Winchester. The church is late Norman; has a rich south doorway, and an apsidal vaulted chancel; contains a monument to Bishop Barlow's widow, recording that her five daughters were all married to bishops; and was restored in 1850. There is a Wesleyan chapel."

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 Inn, the former of which having been acquired by Avington Park after a period of disrepair^[4] and set to reopen in late 2023^[5]), 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.

References

^ legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire - sheet 1315 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 10,000. Cartography by Ordnance Survey. Hampshire County Council. 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
^ "Population statistics Easton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ "Relationships and changes Easton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ "Hampshire country pub bought by owners of Avington Park". Hampshire Chronicle. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
^ "The Chestnut Horse - Opening Late 2023". The Chestnut Horse. Retrieved 20 May 2023.