Alresford
New Alresford or simply Alresford is a small town and civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. It is 7.5 miles (12 kilometres) northeast of Winchester as well as 12 miles (20 kilometres) southwest of the community of Alton. New Alresford has independent shops, a traveler information centre, a central conservation area, four cafeteria, 5 bars and is a terminus as with 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 higher than the national average, at 45.4 years. Old Alresford is a town and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It is 1 kilometres (0.6 miles) north of the town of New Alresford, 12 km (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 large T-shape main road conservation area. The town is an eye-catching art, rail as well as visitor destination, with its classic, thick 2 Georgian roads located near Winchester as well as the South Downs National Park. Right here are the Swan Hotel, Bell Hotel, Pink House Hotel, jewelers, a glass of wine merchants, butchers, flower stores, plaything store, dress shops, the Alresford Gallery, Candover Gallery and also tea rooms. There are 3 various other public houses, the bigger being the Globe Inn by one of the stream networks and play area. Alresford is at the south-western end of the Watercress Line (officially the Mid-Hants Railway). This heritage railway line runs steam as well as diesel trains, as well as gains its name from the fact that it used to be the line that took watercress up to London. The various other end of the heritage line is Alton, which is additionally the end 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 contemporary train right into London. Accordingly, the town council offer 115 hanging baskets every summer season. The two settlements have a consolidated population of 5,971 people.
