Alresford
New Alresford or merely Alresford is a village 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 shops, a traveler information centre, a central conservation area, four cafeteria, 5 pubs as well as is a terminus just like Alton of the Watercress Line, a steam-worked heritage railway at Alresford train terminal. Of its population, 25.9% are aged 65 or over, as well as the mean age is more than the nationwide standard, at 45.4 years. Old Alresford is a town and civil church 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 km (12 miles) south-west of the community of Alton. The town is crowned by its big T-shape major street sanctuary. The town is an attractive art, rail as well as tourist location, with its classical, dense 2 Georgian streets positioned near Winchester as well as the South Downs National Park. Right here are the Swan Hotel, Bell Hotel, Pink House Hotel, jewellers, a glass of wine merchants, butchers, blossom stores, plaything store, dress shops, the Alresford Gallery, Candover Gallery and cafeteria. There are three 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 (formally the Mid-Hants Railway). This heritage railway line runs steam and also diesel trains, as well as gets its name from the truth that it used to be the line that took watercress as much as London. The other end of the heritage line is Alton, which is likewise the end of the present Alton-London Waterloo line, making it feasible to take the train from Alresford to London: diesel or steam to Alton, and then modern train right into London. As necessary, the community council supply 115 hanging baskets every summertime. The two settlements have a combined population of 5,971 people.