Cholderton and District Water Company
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The Cholderton and District Water Company is England's smallest water-supply company, serving an area on the border of Hampshire
and Wiltshire
in the south of the country. It supplies about 2500 people over an area of around 21km² in the parishes of Cholderton
and Bulford
in Wiltshire, and Shipton Bellinger
, Thruxton
, Amport
and Quarley
in Hampshire.
The water company was established by an Act of Parliament
in 1904 by Henry Charles Stephens
. It is owned by the Cholderton Estate.
Cholderton and District Water does not provide sewerage services; mains sewage facilities are provided by Southern Water
.
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
and Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
in the south of the country. It supplies about 2500 people over an area of around 21km² in the parishes of Cholderton
Cholderton
Cholderton is a village in the Bourne Valley of Wiltshire, England, close to the border with Hampshire.Cholderton Charlie's Farm, one of 16 Rare Breeds Survival Trust approved farm parks, is located here.-External links:****...
and Bulford
Bulford
Bulford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, close to Salisbury Plain. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 4,698.The name is derived from the Old English bulut ieg ford meaning 'ragged robin island ford'....
in Wiltshire, and Shipton Bellinger
Shipton Bellinger
Shipton Bellinger is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England.Shipton Bellinger is located around north-east of the town of Amesbury and north-east of the city of Salisbury. It lies on the A338 and is close to that road's junction with the A303...
, Thruxton
Thruxton, Hampshire
Thruxton is just off the A303 road five miles west of Andover. It is a village with a Manor House, thatched cottages and village green...
, Amport
Amport
Amport is a small village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of NW Hampshire, England, a few miles west of Andover. It incorporates the small hamlet of East Cholderton and has a population of about 800....
and Quarley
Quarley
Quarley is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. It is about west of Andover and according to the 2001 census had a population of 161.An Iron Age hillfort, Quarley Hill, lies immediately to the southwest....
in Hampshire.
The water company was established by an Act of Parliament
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
in 1904 by Henry Charles Stephens
Henry Charles Stephens
Henry Charles "Inky" Stephens was an English businessman and Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1887 to 1900 as the Member of Parliament for the Hornsey division of Middlesex....
. It is owned by the Cholderton Estate.
Cholderton and District Water does not provide sewerage services; mains sewage facilities are provided by Southern Water
Southern Water
Southern Water is the utility responsible for wastewater collection and treatment in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent, and for water supply and distribution in the approximately half of this area...
.