The Itchen near Ovington.

The Itchen - the Itchen Bridge can be seen in the distance.

The River Itchen flows from mid-Hampshire to the head of Southampton Water in the south of England, a total distance of 45 km. The Itchen is formed by the Alre, Tichborne & Candover Brooks, which come together just below New Alresford before flowing down the upper Itchen Valley to the historic city of Winchester. The river then flows South West, through a series of water meadows, and into the Northern suburbs of Southampton. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 2701 KB) The River Itchen at Ovington in Hampshire, taken in August 2005 by Joolz. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 2701 KB) The River Itchen at Ovington in Hampshire, taken in August 2005 by Joolz. ... The River Itchen, Southampton. ... The River Itchen, Southampton. ... Hampshire (abbr. ... Categories: UK geography stubs | Hampshire ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Map sources for Tichborne at grid reference SU570302 Tichborne is a village in Hampshire near Winchester. ... Location within the British Isles Broad Street, Alresford New Alresford or simply Alresford (pronounced Allsford) is a small town in Hampshire, England. ... Winchester Cathedral as seen from the Cathedral Close Arms of Winchester City Council Winchester is a city in southern England, and the administrative capital of the county of Hampshire, with a population of around 35,000. ... Civic Centre, Southampton Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ...

The River Itchen is noted as one of England's premier chalk streams for fly fishing; most notably using dry fly or nymphing techniques. Fly fishing is an ancient and distinct angling method, developed primarily for salmonids (trout and salmon, mostly) and now extended to other species such as pike, bass, and carp, as well as a wide range of marine species. ... In terms of fly fishing, a dry fly is one of the four main categories of fly_lures. ...

At Swaythling the Itchen passes under Woodmill Bridge and becomes tidal. Four further bridges cross the river before its confluence with the River Test estuary in Southampton Water: Swaythling was once a village but over the years it has gradually become a suburb of Southampton. ... Categories: UK geography stubs | Rivers in Hampshire | Southampton ...

• Cobden Bridge, a 19th century road bridge connecting Bitterne Park and St Denys.
• The bridge carrying the Southampton - Portsmouth railway line.
• Northam Bridge, a road bridge carrying the A3024 road from Bitterne Manor to Northam, which was opened in 1974.
• The Itchen Bridge , a high-level toll road bridge connecting the docks area with Woolston. This replaced the famous floating bridge (a chain ferry) which had previously crossed the river at this point.

Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the English city of Portsmouth. ...

See also

• Rivers of the United Kingdom

This is a list of rivers of Great Britain. ...

References

• Environment Agency description