Alresford
New Alresford or merely Alresford is a town as well as civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. It is 7.5 miles (12 km) northeast of Winchester and also 12 miles (20 km) southwest of the community of Alton. New Alresford has independent stores, a tourist information centre, a main conservation area, 4 tea rooms, five clubs and also is a terminus just like Alton of the Watercress Line, a steam-worked heritage train at Alresford train station. Of its population, 25.9% are aged 65 or over, as well as the mean age is more than the national average, at 45.4 years. Old Alresford is a town as well as civil parish in Hampshire, England. It is 1 km (0.6 miles) north of the community of New Alresford, 12 kilometres (7 miles) northeast of the city of Winchester, and also 20 kilometres (12 miles) south-west of the town of Alton. The town is crowned by its big T-shape main road sanctuary. The community is an attractive art, rail as well as traveler destination, with its classical, thick two Georgian roads positioned near Winchester and the South Downs National Park. Right here are the Swan Hotel, Bell Hotel, Pink House Hotel, jewelers, white wine sellers, butchers, flower stores, plaything store, boutique, the Alresford Gallery, Candover Gallery and also tea rooms. There are three other public houses, the bigger being the World Inn by one of the stream channels and also play area. Alresford goes to the south-western end of the Watercress Line (formally the Mid-Hants Railway). This heritage train line runs steam and also diesel trains, as well as acquires its name from the truth that it made use of to be the line that took watercress up to London. The other end of the heritage line is Alton, which is also completion of the existing Alton-London Waterloo line, making it possible to take the train from Alresford to London: diesel or steam to Alton, and afterwards modern-day train right into London. Appropriately, the town council supply 115 hanging baskets every summer season. The two settlements have a consolidated population of 5,971 people.
