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Dist:0.1km north<br/>A chalk stream in the Hampshire Downs near Winchester. The Itchen is famous for its fishing and the beats here are expensive. Trout is common, while the stream is shallow, slow flowing, and has much long grass growing on the river bed.
©Colin Smith
Dist:0.2km north<br/>The River Itchen, running south of the village of Chilland.
©Brendan and Ruth McCartney
Dist:0.3km north<br/>A triangular field between the Itchen Way and a local footpath
©Pierre Terre
Dist:0.4km north<br/>Heading into the sun towards Martyr Worthy.
©Pierre Terre
Dist:0.4km north<br/>A waymarked gateway on the combined Itchen Way, King's Way and Three Castles Path to the west of Chilland.
©Pierre Terre
Dist:0.4km north<br/>The river from the itchen Way between Itchen Abbas and Chilland.
©Pierre Terre
Dist:0.4km north<br/>Seen from a park owned by Hampshire County Council. This was all I could see of the lake, although it is much bigger than shown.
©Peter Facey
Dist:0.5km north<br/>This is a blackboard. The notice invites visitors to the Hampshire County Council run park to write their own comments on the board. There was, however, no chalk to be seen.
©Peter Facey
Dist:0.5km north<br/>The view south from the Itchen Way between Chilland and Martyr Worthy. The field on the skyline is south of the river between Easton and Avington Park.
©Pierre Terre
Dist:0.5km north<br/>Looking at the north-facing elevation of the bridge that carried the dismantled Mid-Hants railway.
©Peter Jordan
Dist:0.5km east<br/>The Itchen Way crossing a track running down to the river to the south of the village.
©Pierre Terre
Dist:0.5km east<br/>Heading west towards bonfire smoke along the southern edge of the village.
©Pierre Terre
Dist:0.6km east<br/>The river from the Itchen Way approaching Chilland.
©Pierre Terre
Dist:0.6km east<br/>On the north bank of the River Itchen is a small copse. (To the left side of the picture) Here, Edward Grey and his wife Dorothy spent peaceful days in their humble cottage. He was the longest serving British Foreign Secretary in 20th Century serving in this capacity from 1905-1916. He was later ennobled as the 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon.
©Nigel Freeman
Dist:0.6km west<br/>Looking south from the Itchen Way a little to the east of Martyr Worthy; the river can just be seen between the trees towards the right of the picture. The distant fields are between Easton and Avington Park.
©Pierre Terre

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