Andover

Andover is a Town in the county of Hampshire.

Retail in Andover

There are great places to visit near Andover including some great cities, villages, lakes, towns, historic buildings, shopping centres and airports.

Portsmouth, and Winchester are great places to visit near Andover if you like cities.

Andover's best nearby villages can be found at Southwick, Milford-on-Sea, and Hambledon.

Southwick Park Lake is one of Andover's best, nearby lakes to visit in Andover.

Don't miss Aldershot, Lymington, Gosport, Basingstoke, and Southampton's towns if visiting the area around Andover.

Places near Andover feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Fort Blockhouse.

There are a several good shopping centres in the Andover area like The Malls - Basingstoke, and Westquay.

Airports to visit near Andover include Southampton Airport, and Blackbushe Airport.

Andover History

There are some historic monuments around Andover:

Places to see near Andover

History of Andover

Of more importance was the baptism, in 994 of a Viking king named Olaf (allied with Danish king Sweyn Forkbeard). The identity of that man was either Olav Trygvason or Olof Skatkonung. The baptism was part of a deal with King Ethelred II of England (“The Unready”) whereby he stopped ravaging England and returned home. Olav Tryggvason became king of Norway in 995 and tried to convert his country to Christianity before his death in the Battle of Svolder in 1000. Olof Skatkonung was already king of Sweden and became its first Christian king and began c. 995 to mint Sweden’s first coins with the help of English expertise. At the time of the Domesday Book (1086) Andover had 107 adult male inhabitants and probably had a total population of about 500. It was a relatively large settlement; most villages had only 100 to 150 people. Andover also had six watermills which ground grain to flour. The town’s relative isolation implies a market for grain and flour. In 1175 King Richard I sold Andover a charter granting certain townspeople rights and forming a merchant guild which took over the governmental rights, see ancient borough. The members elected two officials, bailiffs, who ran the town. In 1201 King John gave the merchants the right to collect royal taxes in Andover themselves. In 1256 Henry III gave the townspeople the right to hold a court and try criminals for offences committed in Andover. Andover also sent MPs to the parliaments of 1295 and 1302-1307. The town was ravaged by two serious fires, one in 1141 and another in 1435.

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Lakes near Andover

    Rivers near Andover

    Shopping in Andover

    Churchill Retail Park Andover, Test Valley

    Churchill Retail Park retail park

    Northern Avenue Retail Park Andover, Test Valley

    Northern Avenue Retail Park retail park

    Enham Arch Retail Park Andover, Test Valley

    Enham Arch Retail Park retail park

    Mylen Road Business Park Andover, Test Valley

    Mylen Road Business Park retail park

    Waitrose 67, West Street

    Waitrose supermarket

    Tesco Extra River Way, Augusta Park

    Tesco Extra supermarket

    Iceland 37, Bridge Street

    Iceland supermarket

    McColls 155, Weyhill Road

    McColls supermarket

    Where to Eat in Andover