Wonston

Wonston is a village and civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. The village had an estimated population of 1,283 in the census of 2001. The civil parish includes the settlements of Sutton Scotney, Stoke Charity, Norton and Hunton. [3] Located in the Hundred of Buddlesgate, the Manor of Wonston is listed in the Domesday Book as belonging to the Bishop of Winchester. [4] The northern boundary of the Civil Parish is marked by the southern boundary of Freefolk Wood.[5]

Wonston
Wonston Location within Hampshire
Population	1,283 [1] 1,446 (2011 Census)[2]
OS grid reference	SU4758039473
District	Winchester
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WINCHESTER
Postcode district	SO21
Dialling code	01962
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Winchester

The A303 Primary Route passes through the northern section of the parish, eastbound it enters the parish at a point approx 700m east of Bullington Cross and leaves the parish at Kiteland Cottages. A road generally more than 4m wide leaves Sutton Scotney and heads northeast exiting the parish at Kitelands cottages.[6] The northwest "corner" of the parish is a point approx 200m north of Blind End copse at the southeast corner of Freefolk wood.[7] The northeast "corner" of the parish is at the west side of Kitelands clump[8] The southeast "corner" of the parish is at the point where the northern portal of the Wallers Ash railway tunnel intersects with the Alresford Drove Track.[9]

Wonston is part of the Wonston and Micheldever ward which elects three Councillors to Winchester City Council, as well as the Itchen Valley ward which elects a councillor to Hampshire County Council.