Alresford
New Alresford or merely Alresford is a small town and also civil parish in the City of Winchester area of Hampshire, England. It is 7.5 miles (12 kilometres) northeast of Winchester as well as 12 miles (20 km) southwest of the town of Alton. New Alresford has independent shops, a visitor details centre, a central conservation area, 4 tea rooms, 5 bars and is a terminus similar to Alton of the Watercress Line, a steam-worked heritage train at Alresford train station. Of its population, 25.9% are aged 65 or over, and also the mean age is greater than the nationwide average, at 45.4 years. Old Alresford is a town and also civil parish in Hampshire, England. It is 1 kilometres (0.6 miles) north of the town of New Alresford, 12 kilometres (7 miles) northeast of the city of Winchester, and 20 km (12 miles) south-west of the community of Alton. The community is crowned by its huge T-shape primary road conservation area. The community is an eye-catching art, rail as well as visitor location, with its classical, thick 2 Georgian streets positioned near Winchester as well as the South Downs National Park. Below are the Swan Hotel, Bell Hotel, Pink House Hotel, jewellers, wine sellers, butchers, blossom shops, plaything shop, dress shops, the Alresford Gallery, Candover Gallery and tea rooms. There are 3 various other hostelries, the larger being the Globe Inn by one of the stream networks and also play area. Alresford is at the south-western end of the Watercress Line (formally the Mid-Hants Railway). This heritage railway line runs steam and diesel trains, and obtains its name from the fact that it used to be the line that took watercress up to London. The other end of the heritage line is Alton, which is additionally the end of the existing Alton-London Waterloo line, making it feasible to take the train from Alresford to London: diesel or steam to Alton, and after that modern train into London. Accordingly, the town council offer 115 hanging baskets every summertime. Both settlements have a combined population of 5,971 people.