New Alresford

New Alresford
Market town
Broad Street, New Alresford
New Alresford is located in Hampshire
New Alresford
New Alresford
Location within Hampshire
Population5,431 [1]
(2011 Census)[2][3]
OS grid referenceSU 58 32
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townALRESFORD
Postcode districtSO24
Dialling code01962
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
51°05′27″N 1°09′40″W / 51.0907°N 1.1612°W / 51.0907; -1.1612

New Alresford or simply Alresford (/ˈɒlzfərd/ OLZ-fərd or /ˈɔːlzfərd/ AWLZ-fərd) is a market town and civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. It is 8.0 miles (12.9 km) northeast of Winchester and 12 miles (20 km) southwest of the town of Alton.

New Alresford, situated with the River Alre to its north, has a remarkably well preserved 17th and 18th Century high street which offers several shops, a tourist information centre, a central conservation area, and several tea rooms and pubs. The western terminus of the Watercress Line heritage railway is at Alresford railway station in the town.[3]

  1. ^ "Census data". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics.
  2. ^ "Town population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Custom report – Nomis – Official Labour Market Statistics".