Martyr Worthy

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Martyr Worthy
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Martyr Worthy
Location within Hampshire
Population110  [1]
OS grid reference SU5153532925
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WINCHESTER
Postcode district SO21
Dialling code 01962
Police Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance South Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
51°05′36″N1°15′56″W / 51.093330°N 1.26548°W / 51.093330; -1.26548

Martyr Worthy is a village in the civil parish of Itchen Valley, [2] in the Winchester non-metropolitan district of Hampshire, England. It is part of the Worthys cluster of small villages. In 1931 the parish had a population of 350. [3] On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished to form Itchen Valley. [4]

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Martyr Worthy is located on the banks of the River Itchen to the northeast of the city of Winchester.

The place-name 'Martyr Worthy' is first attested in Episcopal Registers of 1243, where it appears as Wordia le Martre. 'Worthy' means 'enclosure', and Martyr Worthy is recorded as having been held by Henricus la Martre in 1201. 'Martre' may be Old French martre meaning martyr, or meaning marten and used as a nickname [5]

The village has a Church of England parish church – St Swithun's  – which is Grade II* listed. [6]

Climate

Climate data for Martyr Worthy (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)14.0
(57.2)		16.1
(61.0)		20.0
(68.0)		23.5
(74.3)		27.8
(82.0)		34.0
(93.2)		33.5
(92.3)		34.7
(94.5)		28.3
(82.9)		26.1
(79.0)		18.3
(64.9)		14.8
(58.6)		34.7
(94.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)7.8
(46.0)		8.4
(47.1)		11.1
(52.0)		14.2
(57.6)		17.8
(64.0)		20.5
(68.9)		22.9
(73.2)		22.6
(72.7)		19.7
(67.5)		15.2
(59.4)		10.9
(51.6)		8.3
(46.9)		15.0
(59.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)4.7
(40.5)		4.9
(40.8)		6.9
(44.4)		9.2
(48.6)		12.3
(54.1)		15.1
(59.2)		17.2
(63.0)		17.2
(63.0)		14.6
(58.3)		11.3
(52.3)		7.5
(45.5)		5.1
(41.2)		10.5
(50.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)1.5
(34.7)		1.4
(34.5)		2.7
(36.9)		4.2
(39.6)		6.9
(44.4)		9.6
(49.3)		11.5
(52.7)		11.8
(53.2)		9.5
(49.1)		7.3
(45.1)		4.0
(39.2)		1.9
(35.4)		6.1
(43.0)
Record low °C (°F)−13.0
(8.6)		−10.7
(12.7)		−9.4
(15.1)		−6.1
(21.0)		−4.1
(24.6)		−0.7
(30.7)		2.8
(37.0)		−0.1
(31.8)		−0.1
(31.8)		−4.7
(23.5)		−8.6
(16.5)		−11.8
(10.8)		−13.0
(8.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)81.6
(3.21)		57.6
(2.27)		50.9
(2.00)		50.9
(2.00)		49.2
(1.94)		45.2
(1.78)		52.9
(2.08)		57.8
(2.28)		54.6
(2.15)		86.0
(3.39)		91.4
(3.60)		75.6
(2.98)		753.6
(29.67)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)12.710.29.39.78.68.49.09.08.911.712.912.5123.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 57.180.2115.8168.4199.5190.6201.5186.4146.7108.569.655.21,579.3
Source 1: Met Office [7]
Source 2: Starlings Roost Weather [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Census data". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  2. ↑ legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire – sheet 1315 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 10,000. Cartography by Ordnance Survey. Hampshire County Council. 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Population statistics Martyr Worthy AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Relationships and changes Martyr Worthy AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.536.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Swithun (1350471)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Martyr Worthy (Hampshire) UK climate averages - Met Office". Met Office. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Monthly Temperature Extremes".



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