Abshot

Abshot
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	Abshot Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU5105
Shire county	Hampshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
	List of places UK England Hampshire 50°50′N 1°16′W / 50.84°N 01.27°W

Abshot is a hamlet in Hampshire, England. Abshot is situated on the eastern side of Southampton Water.^[1]

Toponym

The name derives from "Abba's sciete" in Old English, with sciete meaning angle of land and referring to the hamlet's location in eastern Hook parish by Tichfield Common. It has also been historically spelled as Abbeshute/Abbechute and Abshott.^[2]

References

^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 196 The Solent and Isle of Wight (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 978-0-319-23142-5.
^ "Abshot, Fareham". Old Hampshire Gazetteer. Retrieved 6 December 2024.

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[OS196-1] Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 196 The Solent and Isle of Wight (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 978-0-319-23142-5.

[2] "Abshot, Fareham". Old Hampshire Gazetteer. Retrieved 6 December 2024.

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