Test Valley

Test Valley
Andover Town Centre
Andover Town Centre
Test Valley shown within Hampshire
Test Valley shown within Hampshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionSouth East England
Non-metropolitan countyHampshire
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQAndover
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodyTest Valley Borough Council
 • MPsKit Malthouse
Caroline Nokes
Area
 • Total242.3 sq mi (627.6 km2)
 • Rank57th (of 296)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total132,871
 • Rank181st (of 296)
 • Density550/sq mi (210/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
 • Ethnic groups
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Religion (2021)
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Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code24UN (ONS)
E07000093 (GSS)
OS grid referenceSU3560537973

Test Valley is a local government district with borough status in Hampshire, England, named after the valley of the River Test. The council is based in the borough's largest town of Andover. The borough also contains the town of Romsey and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. A small part of the borough at its southern end lies within the New Forest National Park, and part of the borough north of Andover lies within the North Wessex Downs, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The neighbouring districts are Basingstoke and Deane, Winchester, Eastleigh, Southampton, New Forest, Wiltshire and West Berkshire.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Test Valley Local Authority (E07000093)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.