Alresford
New Alresford or simply Alresford is a small town and also civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. It is 7.5 miles (12 km) northeast of Winchester and 12 miles (20 km) southwest of the community of Alton. New Alresford has independent shops, a vacationer info centre, a main sanctuary, four tea rooms, five bars as well as is a terminus similar to Alton of the Watercress Line, a steam-worked heritage railway at Alresford railway terminal. Of its population, 25.9% are aged 65 or over, and the mean age is greater than the nationwide average, at 45.4 years. Old Alresford is a town as well as 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 also 20 km (12 miles) south-west of the town of Alton. The town is crowned by its large T-shape major road conservation area. The community is an attractive art, rail and traveler location, with its classical, thick two Georgian streets located near Winchester and the South Downs National Park. Right here are the Swan Hotel, Bell Hotel, Pink House Hotel, jewellers, wine vendors, butchers, blossom stores, plaything store, dress shops, the Alresford Gallery, Candover Gallery and cafeteria. There are 3 other pubs, the larger being the Globe Inn by among the stream channels and also play area. Alresford is at the south-western end of the Watercress Line (officially the Mid-Hants Railway). This heritage train line runs steam and also diesel trains, and obtains its name from the fact 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 additionally completion of the current 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. As necessary, the community council offer 115 hanging baskets every summertime. The two settlements have a consolidated population of 5,971 individuals.
