Community
War Memorial
The Grade II listed Headbourne Worthy War Memorial is located in the churchyard of Grade I listed St Swithun's Church, London Road, Headbourne Worthy, Winchester, SO23 7JR. Nine members of the local community are commemorated on the memorial including two who lost their lives during the Battle of the Somme.
It is listed with Historic England and is also on the Imperial War Museum's War Memorial Register, information is also available at War Memorials Online.
Originally erected in 1919 dedicated to those lost in the First World War, additional names were added after the Second World War. It was restored in 2016.
Details of the inscription are available on the Hampshire War Memorials website.
Allotments
The allotments are on the Springvale Rd, next to the A34 overpass. Water is available on site. Allotments are allocated on a strictly first come first served basis.
Please contact the Clerk either through this website or via clerk@headbourneworthy.org.uk and your details will be passed on to the organiser.
Projector & Screen
A projector and screen were purchased by the Parish Council in 2017, partly funded by a grant from Winchester City Council's Small Grant Scheme. They are used at Parish Council meetings. Residents wishing to borrow the projector should contact the Clerk.
Local History
The Worthys Local History Group is an active local society, covering the Worthy villages. Photographs of Headbourne Worthy, along with further details about the group, are available on their website.
The Parish Council has so far invested in one History Board, located at Taylor's Corner. Further boards are planned.
Museum
The Royal Logistic Corps Museum is based at Worthy Down, with displays of military history. Free entry & parking.
Cyclists
Cycling is very popular in the Worthys, and the village has its own cycle path. Councillors are looking for ways to increase access, so please do get in touch if you have any suggestions.
Route 23 of the National Cycle Network runs through Winchester, and cyclists can currently access it via Easton or in Central Winchester.
Walkers
Headbourne Worthy is surrounded by open space, walkers are permitted on all signed footpaths, and also onto:
- Footpaths across the fields towards Abbots Barton
- Church Green in Kings Worthy
- Eversley Park in Kings Worthy
- The disused railway line towards Worthy Down
- Barton Meadows Nature Reserve
Please report any problems with Public Rights of Way direct to Hampshire County Council.
Walking Routes
The following walking routes are also available in a booklet containing details as well as full colour maps, and black & white illustrations, priced £5 available from The Church Office, St Mary's Church, London Road, Kings Worthy. Tel 01962 881879 or email administrator@worthyparishes.org.uk.
St Swithun's Way
St Swithun's Way, known locally at the Nuns' Walk, is part of the Pilgrims' Way long distance route from Winchester to Canterbury. Access to the Nuns' Walk from Headbourne Worthy is either via Church Green Close in Kings Worthy or through the Chaundler Road Play Area in Abbots Barton.
More information about the route is available from Hampshire County Council and the Long Distance Walkers' Association. Part of the path is within the Winnall Moors Nature Reserve managed by the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. An information board is installed providing details of the wildlife this habitat supports. More information is available from the HIWWT.
Barton Meadows Nature Reserve
A new nature reserve, between Headbourne Worthy and Abbots Barton, has been created as a result of the Barton Farm development. It is managed by the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and includes a 2.75km circular path. Benches, information boards, and fencing have now been installed and access onto the nature reserve is via the footpath on Well House Lane, London Road, or at Courtney Road in Abbots Barton.
More information is available at www.hiwwt.org.uk/barton-meadows.
The Watercress Way
The Watercress Way is a charity with the aim to develop safe routes, paths and facilities for walking, cycling and horse riding, based on the original routes of the disused railway lines between Sutton Scotney and Alresford via Kings Worthy in Hampshire.
More information, including walking routes from nearby Kings Worthy, is available at www.thewatercressway.org.uk.
