Andover

Andover, a municipal borough and market-town of Hampshire, 66 miles SW. of London. Originally Andeafaran (passage of the river Ande), Andover dates from a remote antiquity, and received charters from Henry I., Richard I., and John. Till 1867 it returned two members to parliament; till 1885, one. The chief trade of Andover consists in corn and malt; there used to be manufactures of shalloons. At Weyhill, 3 miles to the west, an October fair is held, formerly one of the most important in England. The church of Andover, rebuilt in 1849, is in the Early English style. A Roman villa and other relics of antiquity have been discovered near Andover. Pop. (1881) 5654; (1891) 5852.