Anton, River
county:
coords:
Hampshire
SU3839
parish:
parish:
parish:
county:
Upper Clatford
Abbotts Ann
Andover
Hampshire
otherwise: water of And, 1756
ANTON, river
A modern name back formed from EAST ANTON and/or ANDOVER. It is earlier called by the less elliptical name about 1540 'Andever water'.
Shown on an old map by Perrot 1823
- Hamp
Period - 19th century, early
Andover, ... It is situate near the river Ande, ...
- river - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
- river - Hampshire
Period - 1740s
- river - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
- river - Hampshire
Rill
- Hamshire
Period - 1630s-40s
- river - Hantshire
The place is described in text Camden 1610
- Hantshire
Period - 1600s
... in old times [river] Ant, or Anton: as the townes standing upon it, namely Antport, Andover and Hanton in some sort doe testifie.
- river - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
- Southampton
- river - Southamtoniae
The place is described in text Leland 1535-43
The hedde of Andever water is not far above Andever.
otherwise: Andover Water
rises near Penton Mewsey, flows 6m to River Test at Testcombe Bridge; note place Andover
