AVINGTON
"AVINGTON, a parish and pleasant village in the lower division of the
hundred of Fawley, in the county of Southampton, 3 miles to the W. of New
Alresford, and 4 N.E. from Winchester, its post town. It is situated in a
pleasant country on the banks of the river Itchin. In the Saxon age the
manor of Avington was a royal demesne, and was given by King Edgar to the
priory of St. Swithin, Winchester, in whose possession it continued till
the Dissolution. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Winchester, of
the value of £265, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, dedicated to
St. Mary, is a neat red brick edifice, with ivy-mantled tower and peal of
six bells. It was built by the late Marchioness of Carnarvon. The register
dates from 1623."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
[Last updated: 4th August 2003 - Brian Pears]
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