Kings Worthy
| Kings Worthy | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Kings Worthy | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU493323 |
| Location: | 51°5’16"N, 1°17’43"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 4,000 (2011) |
| Post town: | Winchester |
| Postcode: | SO23 |
| Dialling code: | 01962 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Winchester |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Winchester |
| Website: | www.kingsworthy.org.uk |
Kings Worthy is a large village in the midst of Hampshire, two miles north of Winchester, to which it is almost connected. The village is on the River Itchen upstream of the city. It is the greatest of a cluster of neighbouring villages along the Itchen known as 'The Worthys', which are:
- Abbots Worthy
- Headbourne Worthy
- Kings Worthy
- Martyr Worthy
A sizeable village today, at the time of the when the Domesday Book, 1086, Kings Worthy was a tithing of Barton Stacey, the latter now a small village.
St Mary's church
The parish church, St Mary's, is in the old part of the village by the river, on London Road. It is of the late 12th century in origin, with a 15th century tower and windows. The church underwent a Victorian restoration in 1864, in which it was rebuilt and extended.
The plan of the church remains, with a medieval chancel, nave, south aisle and west tower. The chancel was though rebuilt in the restoration, and a polygonal vestry was added to the north and later the south chapel built. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
An additional chapel for the parish, St Mary's Chapel, is in the north of the village.
Society and sport
- Local nature conservation: Worthys Conservation Volunteers
- Theatre: The Worthy Players
- Football: Worthys Football Club
The Jubilee Hall on London Road is home to amateur dramatics group, The Worthy Players, who have been treading the boards in the village since 1973.[2] A versatile group, the Players have performed pantomimes, comedies, farces, thrillers, music hall, serious plays and much more over more than 40 years.[3]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Kings Worthy) |
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1156360: Church of St Mary (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ "The Worthy Players". http://www.theworthyplayers.co.uk/.
- ↑ Programme for The Militants, April/May 2014
- Johnston, David:
- 'Saints and Pilgrims: The Story of St. Mary's Church, Kings Worthy' (2009)
- 'Every Window Tells a Story (Fuller account of St. Mary's Church stained glass windows)
- Hawkes, Sonia Chadwick; Grainger, Guy; Biddulph E.; Dodd, Anne: 'The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Worthy Park, Kingsworthy, near Winchester, Hampshire' (2003)