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Test Valley, Hampshire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Test ValleyNon-metropolitan District
HampshireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Andover42,276 (2018)
Romsey17,161 (2018)
North Baddesley6,823 (2017)
West Wellow2,929 (2018)
Anna Valley2,893 (2017)
Abbotts Ann2,112 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
302581
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:302581:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Test Valley, Hampshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Test Valley, Hampshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Test Valley, Hampshire, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Тест-Вэлли, Гэмпшир, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
泰斯特河谷, 漢普郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Test Valley, Hampshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Тэст Вэлі, Гэмпшыр, Ангельшчына, Вялікабрытанія
Cebuano:
Test Valley District, Hampshire , Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Test Valley, Hampshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Greek:
Τεστ Βάλεϊ, Χάμπσαϊρ, Αγγλία, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
Japanese:
テスト・ヴァレー, ハンプシャー, イングランド, イギリス
Korean:
테스트밸리, 햄프셔주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Norwegian:
Test Valley, Hampshire, England, Storbritannia
Polish:
Test Valley, Hampshire, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Romanian:
Test Valley, Hampshire, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
Swedish:
Test Valley, Hampshire, England, Storbritannien
Urdu:
ٹیسٹ ویلی, ہیمپشائر, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ
Welsh:
Ardal Test Valley, Hampshire, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig


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List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences18
Youngest Fossil Listed47.8 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed56.0 Ma (Paleocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
London Clay1837.2 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Anemia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Anemiaceae : Anemia56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Myrica
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Myricaceae : Myrica56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Odontaspis hopei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Odontaspis : Odontaspis hopei56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Vitis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Vitales : Vitaceae : Vitis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Bursericarpum
genus
Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Burseraceae : Bursericarpum56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Palaeosinomenium
genus
Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ranunculales : Menispermaceae : Palaeosinomenium56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Tinospora
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ranunculales : Menispermaceae : Tinospora56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Fusulculus alienopriscus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Benthobiidae : Fusulculus : Fusulculus alienopriscus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_Valley
Wikidata ID:Q2116338
GeoNames ID:7290561

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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