Headbourne Worthy is a mixed rural / semi-rural downland parish, with a large part of the area devoted to farmland and open countryside. It is sandwiched between the urban mass of Winchester and the semi-urban parish of Kings Worthy. It lies approximately 2miles (3.2km) to the north of Winchester on the western side of the Itchen Valley; it is separated from the main body of urban Winchester by approximately 2miles (3.2km) of open farm land on its North West boundary, adjacent to Andover Road North. Kings Worthy lies to its north eastern side and the two villages meet together at the boundaries of Springvale Road, Nations Hill and Mount Pleasant.
The village has countryside status and the older part of the village is designated as a 'Local Gap' in Policy CE.2 of the Winchester District Local Plan (Adopted 2006). A Local Gap is a locally important area of undeveloped land and open countryside designated by the Local Planning Authority as a means of conserving the separate identity of smaller settlements at risk of merging together and becoming one.
No of Households: 216 (2010) Based on Hampshire County Council Small Area Population Forecasts 2008.
Population: 392 (2010) Based on Hampshire County Council Small Area Population Forecasts 2008.
District Council: Winchester City Council
Electoral Ward: Sparsholt
County Council: Hampshire County Council
Electoral Division: Itchen Valley
Parliamentary Constituency: Winchester
European Parliamentary Constituency: South East England
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