In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Test Valley like this:

Test, river, Hants; rises near Upton, flows SE. and SW. to a confluence with the Anton at Fullerton, and thence 17 miles S., under the name of Test or Anton, past Stockbridge and Romsey to the head of Southampton Water.

Test Valley through time

Test Valley is now part of TEST VALLEY District. Click here for graphs and data of how TEST VALLEY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Test Valley itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Test Valley in Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17185

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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