Museums · South East England
Andover, Hampshire
Andover ( AN-doh-vər) is a town in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. The town is on the River Anton, a major tributary of the Test, and lies alongside the major A303 trunk road at the ea
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Andover ( AN-doh-vər) is a town in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. The town is on the River Anton, a major tributary of the Test, and lies alongside the major A303 trunk road at the eastern end of Salisbury Plain, 18 miles (29 km) west of the town of Basingstoke. It is 14 miles (23 km) from Winchester, 35 miles (56 km) north of Southampton and 65 miles (105 km) from London. The town developed as a centre for grain milling and wool processing, and in the 20th century it took on a significant Armed Forces presence.
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From the Wikipedia article
Andover ( AN-doh-vər) is a town in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. The town is on the River Anton, a major tributary of the Test, and lies alongside the major A303 trunk road at the eastern end of Salisbury Plain, 18 miles (29 km) west of the town of Basingstoke. It is 14 miles (23 km) from Winchester, 35 miles (56 km) north of Southampton and 65 miles (105 km) from London. The town developed as a centre for grain milling and wool processing, and in the 20th century it took on a significant Armed Forces presence.
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Background
History
c. 1150, all that remains of the Old Church of St Mary]] Andover's name is recorded in Old English in 955 as Andeferas, and is thought to be of Celtic origin: compare Welsh onn dwfr = "ash (tree) water". The first mention in history is in 950 when King Edred is recorded as having built a royal hunting lodge there. In 962 King Edgar called a meeting of the Saxon 'parliament' (the Witenagemot) at his hunting lodge near Andover. Of more importance was the baptism, in 994, of a Viking king named "Anlaf" (allied with the Danish king, Sweyn Forkbeard). The identity of that man was either Olav Tryggvason (king of Norway) or Olof Skötkonung (king of Sweden). The baptism was part of a deal with the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2080, -1.4800
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- Test Valley
- Parish
- Andover
- Postcode
- SP10 1BN
- Parliamentary constituency
- North West Hampshire
Sources
- wikipedia: Andover, Hampshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Andover, Hampshire?
- Andover, Hampshire is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.2080°, -1.4800°.
- Is Andover, Hampshire wheelchair accessible?
- Yes — Andover, Hampshire is tagged in OpenStreetMap as wheelchair-accessible.