Kings Worthy is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

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, England, approximately two miles north-east of

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. Kings Worthy was a

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Barton Stacey Barton Stacey is a village and undulating civil parish, which includes the hamlets of Bransbury, Newton Stacey, Drayton and Cocum, in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, centred about south-east of Andover. It is bounded to the n ...

when the

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was written.

St Mary's church

The parish church, built in 1864, is found on London Road. A traditional village church, St Mary's caters to a range of worshippers from

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to those of a more

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persuasion. The church is welcoming to families, with a dedicated room for younger children, known as the Little Fishes room. A highlight of the church calendar is the Festival of

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. This celebration of Christmas follows a traditional format with a wide selection of choir items, congregational carols and readings.

Education

Broadview Recreation Ground, Kingsworthy - geograph

The primary school is Kings Worthy Primary School. Most pupils from Kings Worthy Primary go on to study at

Henry Beaufort School Henry Beaufort School is a secondary school in Harestock, a suburb of Winchester, in the county of Hampshire in England. History The school was built in 1971 as the first purpose-built, co-educational, comprehensive school in Winchester to ...

. Sports within Kingsworthy are limited, however the Worthys Football club were runners up in the 2017 Jack West cup Final. Steve Brine (local MP) offered support saying "up the worthys".

Primary school

Kings Worthy Primary School is a medium-sized school in the heart of Kings Worthy,

, England. It has around 420 pupils and 25 staff. It is a

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for pupils aged from 4–11. At the school, pupils finish by taking their year six SATS exams. The school was established in 1953. The School was established in 1953. It was originally one of two school with the other being in Abbot's Worthy. As the school started to grow they bought Hinton House. this is an old Victorian house situated adjacent to the school site. this was then used to house five classrooms. In September 2008 Hinton House was sold and work began on a brand new building consisting of five new modern classrooms. this also included purpose built technology rooms. During this move some of the schools grounds were lost but they still have a wide area including a Pond and a big sports field. Every year the school puts on a spectacular Christmas production that involves everyone in the school and each class comes on and does their own little sketch. Every year the show is different but it always links in or around the Christmas story.

Theatre

The Jubilee Hall on London Road is home to amateur dramatics group, The Worthy Players, who have been treading the boards in the village since 1973. A versatile group, the Players have performed pantomimes, comedies, farces, thrillers, music hall, serious plays and much more over more than 40 years.

Transportation

The main road (Springvale Road) is fairly busy, and is served by regular buses going to the centre of Winchester. The main bus route serving the village is known as "The Spring", and is operated by

Stagecoach A stagecoach is a four-wheeled public transport coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses. It is strongly sprung and generally drawn by four horses although some versions are draw ...

. The parish is crossed by the A33, which merges with the A34 immediately to the south. Kings Worthy formerly had a station on the

Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway The Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway (DN&SR) was a cross-country railway running north–south between Didcot, Newbury and Winchester. Its promoters intended an independent route to Southampton and envisaged heavy traffic from the Mid ...

. It was by-passed to the west by the

London and South Western Railway The London and South Western Railway (LSWR, sometimes written L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. Originating as the London and Southampton Railway, its network extended to Dorchester and Weymouth, to Salisbury, Exeter ...

(the surviving main line) and to the north by the Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway, part of which survives to the east as the

Watercress Line The Watercress Line is the marketing name of the Mid-Hants Railway, a heritage railway in Hampshire, England, running from New Alresford to Alton where it connects to the National Rail network. The line gained its popular name in the days w ...

Conservation

Worthys Conservation Volunteers is the local group of practical conservationists working on the third Sunday of each month to care for the wildlife and natural environment in and around the village and The Worthys.

Representation

Cllr Jackie Porter, Cllr Malcolm Prince and Cllr Jane Rutter (all Liberal Democrats) represent The Worthys ward on Winchester City Council.

References

External links

Kings Worthy Parish Council
{{authority control Villages in Hampshire