Avington Railway Line
Avington may refer to: *Avington, Berkshire * Avington, Hampshire See also *Abington (other) Abington may refer to: People *Abington (surname) Places Ireland *Abington, County Limerick, part of a civil parish in Ireland which straddles two counties, Limerick and Tipperary **Abington (townland), a townland in the above civil parish in Co ...

Avington, Berkshire
Avington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kintbury, in the West Berkshire district, in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England. The village is on the River Kennet, just under northwest of Kintbury village and east of the town of Hungerford. The Kennet and Avon Canal follows the river and passes the village. In 1931 the parish had a population of 77. On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Kintbury. Toponym The toponym is derived from Old English and means "the enclosure (''tūn'') of ''Afa''s people". The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as ''Avintone'' and a pipe roll from 1167 records it as ''Avintona''. Parish church The Church of England parish church of Saints Mark and Luke is an 11th-century Norman building. It consists of only a nave, chancel and late 19th-century north transept. The font is a notable piece of Romanesque sculpture and may be Saxon. The south doorway is a Norman arch. The chancel has Norman vaulting ...
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Avington, Hampshire
Avington is a small village in the England, English county of Hampshire. It is located on the banks of the River Itchen, Hampshire, River Itchen to the northeast of the city of Winchester. Administratively it forms part of the Itchen Valley civil parish, which in turn is part of the City of Winchester district. It is mentioned in a folk song, "Avington Pond", on the CD ''Folk Songs of Hampshire''. Governance The village of Avington is part of the civil parish of Itchen Valley and is part of the City of Winchester non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council. Landmarks The house in Avington Park dates back to the late sixteenth century, but was considerably altered in 1670 by the addition of two wings and a classical portico. The owner of Avington at this time was George Brydges, 6th Baron Chandos, George Brydges, one of Charles II's courtiers. On the death of George Brydges's son in 1751 Avington Park passed to his cousin James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos, James Brydg ...
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