Abbotswood is a new 52-hectare building development planned to have 800 homes. It is located just to the north east of the town of
Romsey in the
Test Valley
Test Valley is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England, named after the valley of the River Test. Its council is based in Andover.
The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by a merger of the boroughs of Andover and Romsey, a ...
local government district
The districts of England (also known as local authority districts or local government districts to distinguish from unofficial city districts) are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. As the st ...
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History
The name 'Abbotswood' is derived from 'the abbess
f Romsey€™s wood'; it was recorded as ''Abbys wode'' in 1513 and ''Abbes wood'' in 1565.
New development
Outline permission for a new development comprising 800 homes on a site at Abbotswood was granted in 2010. Construction began in 2011 and by the end of 2017, 753 homes were occupied.
On 1 August 2014, planning permission was sought for a local centre consisting of a shop, pub, doctors/dentists surgery, pharmacy, community centre, and a day nursery. The planning application reference is 14/01836/RESS.
References
Villages in Hampshire
Romsey
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