New Alresford or merely Alresford is a small town and 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 vacationer info centre, a main conservation area, four cafeteria, 5 clubs as well as is a terminus just like Alton of the Watercress Line, a steam-worked heritage train at Alresford railway terminal. Of its population, 25.9% are aged 65 or over, as well as the mean age is higher than the national standard, at 45.4 years. Old Alresford is a village and also civil parish in Hampshire, England. It is 1 kilometres (0.6 miles) north of the community of New Alresford, 12 kilometres (7 miles) northeast of the city of Winchester, and also 20 km (12 miles) south-west of the town of Alton. The community is crowned by its huge T-shape main street conservation area. The town is an eye-catching art, rail and traveler location, with its timeless, thick 2 Georgian roads situated near Winchester and also the South Downs National Park. Below are the Swan Hotel, Bell Hotel, Pink House Hotel, jewelers, white wine vendors, butchers, flower stores, plaything shop, dress shops, the Alresford Gallery, Candover Gallery as well as cafeteria. There are 3 other public houses, the larger being the World Inn by among the stream channels and 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 gets its name from the truth 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 also completion of the present Alton-London Waterloo line, making it possible to take the train from Alresford to London: diesel or steam to Alton, and afterwards modern train into London. Appropriately, the town council offer 115 hanging baskets every summertime. Both negotiations have a consolidated population of 5,971 individuals.