Test Valley
Test Valley is a local government district with borough status in Hampshire, England, named after the valley of the River Test. The council is based in the borough's largest town of Andover. The borough also contains the town of Romsey and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. A small part of the borough at its southern end lies within the New Forest National Park, and part of the borough north of Andover lies within the North Wessex Downs, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Test Valley
Borough of Test Valley | |
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Test Valley shown within Hampshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South East England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Hampshire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Andover |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Test Valley Borough Council |
| • MPs | Kit Malthouse Caroline Nokes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 242.3 sq mi (627.6 km2) |
| • Rank | 57th (of 296) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 131,190 |
| • Rank | 180th (of 296) |
| • Density | 540/sq mi (210/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 97.9% White |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 24UN (ONS) E07000093 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SU3560537973 |
The neighbouring districts are Basingstoke and Deane, Winchester, Eastleigh, Southampton, New Forest, Wiltshire and West Berkshire.
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