Abbotswood, Hampshire
| Abbotswood | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Children's playground in Abbotswood | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU366231 |
| Location: | 51°0’22"N, 1°28’39"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Romsey |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Test Valley |
Abbotswood is a new village, or a 128-acre building development planned to have 800 homes, being built at the north side of the little town of Romsey in the south of Hampshire, to the north of Southampton.
The name 'Abbotswood' is derived from 'the abbess [of Romsey]’s wood'; it was recorded as Abbys wode in 1513 and Abbes wood in 1565.[1]
New development
Outline permission for a new development comprising 800 homes on a site at Abbotswood was granted in 2010. Construction began in 2011 and by the end of 2017, 753 homes were occupied.[2]
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On 1 August 2014, planning permission was sought for a local centre consisting of a shop, pub, doctors/dentists surgery, pharmacy, community centre, and a day nursery.
References
- ↑ Watts, Victor (2007). The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names. Cambridge University Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0521168557.
- ↑ "Abbotswood". https://www.testvalley.gov.uk/communityandleisure/workingwithcommunities/mylocalarea/romsey-extra/abbotswood.