Alresford
New Alresford or just Alresford is a small 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 as well as 12 miles (20 km) southwest of the community of Alton. New Alresford has independent shops, a visitor details centre, a main conservation area, 4 tea rooms, five clubs and also is a terminus as with Alton of the Watercress Line, a steam-worked heritage train at Alresford train terminal. Of its population, 25.9% are aged 65 or over, and also the mean age is higher than the national average, at 45.4 years. Old Alresford is a village and civil church in Hampshire, England. It is 1 km (0.6 miles) north of the town of New Alresford, 12 km (7 miles) northeast of the city of Winchester, and 20 kilometres (12 miles) south-west of the town of Alton. The community is crowned by its big T-shape primary street sanctuary. The town is an appealing art, rail and also visitor destination, with its classical, thick 2 Georgian streets located near Winchester and also the South Downs National Park. Below are the Swan Hotel, Bell Hotel, Pink House Hotel, jewellers, white wine vendors, butchers, flower shops, toy store, boutique, the Alresford Gallery, Candover Gallery as well as tea rooms. There are three other pubs, the bigger being the Globe Inn by one of the stream channels as well as play area. Alresford is at the south-western end of the Watercress Line (formally the Mid-Hants Railway). This heritage train line runs steam and diesel trains, and also acquires its name from the reality that it used to be the line that took watercress approximately London. The various other end of the heritage line is Alton, which is additionally 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 then modern train right into London. Appropriately, the town council offer 115 hanging baskets every summer. The two negotiations have a combined population of 5,971 people.
