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Hampshire (abbr. Hants), is a county on the south coast of England. The county borders  Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey and West Sussex. The county town is Winchester. The 2001 census gave the population of the administrative county as 1.24 million. Hampshire is a popular holiday area, with tourist attractions including its many seaside resorts, the maritime area in Portsmouth, and the motor museum at Beaulieu. The New Forest National Park lies within the borders, as does a large area of the South Downs, which is also scheduled to become a National Park.

Alresford is a small town and civil parish in Hampshire. It is situated some 12 km north-east of the city of Winchester, and 20 km south-west of the town of Alton. In the 2001 census the population of Alresford was 5200. New Alresford is linked to Alton by the Mid Hants Watercress Railway, a steam worked heritage railway, and served by Alresford railway station.

Alton is a small market town in Hampshire, to the southwest of Farnham. It had a population of 16,584 at the 1991 census. Alton station is located on the National Rail network at the end of the Alton Line with a regular service to London Waterloo. Journey time is usually just over an hour, stopping at Bentley, Farnham, Aldershot, Ash Vale, Brookwood and Woking.

Andover is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town is situated on the River Anton some 18.5 miles (30 km) west of the town of Basingstoke, 18.5 miles (30 km) north-west of the city of Winchester and 25 miles (40 km) north of the city of Southampton.. Andover is twinned with the towns of Redon in France, and Goch in Germany.

Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. The town is 48 miles (77 km) southwest of London, 30 miles (48 km) north of Southampton and 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Reading. Basingstoke had an estimated population of 80,477 in 2006.

The market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, England, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly in the centre of the South Hampshire conurbation. It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area. To the south lies Gosport, to the east Portchester, to the north the M27 motorway and Wickham. Westwards lie Titchfield; Catisfield and the Southampton area.

Hook is a large village within the Hart district of northern Hampshire, England. It is situated 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Basingstoke and 58 kilometres (36.0 mi) northeast of Southampton, on the A30 national route, just north of Junction 5 of the M3 motorway. In 2001, Hook had a population of 7,321 (8,200 est. 2006). Hook's rail station offers direct rail links to both London Waterloo and Southampton with indirect routes to Reading and Salisbury. Rail services are provided by South West Trains.

The New Forest is an area of southern England which includes the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and old-growth forest in the heavily-populated south east of England. The contiguous New Forest habitat covers south west Hampshire and some of south Wiltshire.

New Milton is a market town in south west Hampshire, England. The town has a small high street, which has various shops to suit all residents, and also holds a very successful market every Wednesday. Situated on the edge of the New Forest, the town is about 8 miles (13 km) west of Lymington town centre and 12 miles (19 km) east of Bournemouth town centre.

Petersfield is a market town in the English county of Hampshire, situated on the northern border of the South Downs. It is unique in that it is wholly within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, soon to be part of the proposed South Downs National Park.

Portsmouth is a city of about 189,000 people located in the county of Hampshire on the southern coast of England. It is commonly nicknamed Pompey. The Portsmouth Urban Area covers an area with a population well over twice that of the city of Portsmouth itself, and includes Fareham, Portchester, Gosport, Havant (which includes the large suburb Leigh Park), Lee-on-the-Solent, Stubbington and Waterlooville.

Romsey, is a small market town, in the county of Hampshire. It is 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Southampton and 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Winchester. Just under 13,000 people live in Romsey, which has an area of about 4.93 square kilometres. Romsey lies on the River Test, which is famous for fly fishing, predominantly trout. It is one of the principal towns in the Test Valley Borough. A large Norman abbey dominates the centre of the town.

Southampton is the largest city on the south coast of England. It is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest. The city lies roughly in the centre of the coast, at the northern-most point of Southampton Water where it is joined by the River Test and River Itchen, with the River Hamble joining to the south of the urban area. The city is situated approximately halfway between Bournemouth and Portsmouth.

Stockbridge is a village in Hampshire, United Kingdom. It is on the River Test, and in the Test Valley district. The A30 road goes through the town, which once carried most of the traffic from London to the South West. However, today most of the traffic uses the A303 road to the north of Stockbridge, so much less traffic travels through the village than did previously.

Twyford is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, approximately three miles south of Winchester and near the M3 motorway and Twyford Down. In 2001, the population of the parish was 1,456.[1] The village lies on the River Itchen, which passes through nearby watermeadows, and has been important economically for its residents. The name "Twyford" means "two fords" and from medieval times.

Winchester or Winton (archaic) is a historic city in southern England, with a population of around 40,000 within a 3-mile (4.8 km) radius of its centre. The city is at the western end of the South Downs with the scenic River Itchen running through it. The city is served by trains running from London Waterloo, Weymouth, Brighton, Portsmouth, Southampton and the North.

 

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