Allington was recorded as
Ellatune in the eleventh century and in the thirteenth as
Aldington. It is recorded in the
Domesday Survey as
Alditona, being held by William Alis and containing two mills and a church. With 27 households it was one of the largest 40% of settlements recorded in the Domesday Book. The land was granted to Alis in 1204 by
Godfrey de Lucy, the
Bishop of Winchester, with
pannage rights given to the
Priory of St Denys, which had just been founded. The 1869–90
Ordnance Survey map indicates an orchard, formal garden and heavy planting in front of the Great Allington House and around the fish pond, with the ornamental parkland only extending as far as the railway line. using the names Southern England Psychological Services and, latterly, Allington Psychological Service. The southern pond was designated a
Site of Importance for Nature Conservation by
Eastleigh Borough Council in 2009. As of 2011 the remaining Allington Manor estate comprised , with additional buildings added to the back and side of Great Allington House and a barn was in the process of being converted for residential use. The ornamental pond was reduced in size and oval in shape and the planting around the pond and in front of the property had matured. Some evidence of the former walled garden remained but most of the garden was laid to grass. The former farm had been divided into a number of units and converted into a centre for small businesses, while a number of private residences flanked Great Allington House to the north and south. In 1996 the registration was cancelled, and in March 1997 the Lowensteins lost their appeal against that cancellation, partly due to the fact the Lowensteins had employed staff with a history of violence and sexual harassment against children. The
Borough of Eastleigh's 2019 local plan discussed the possibility of a new station on the
Eastleigh–Fareham line at Allington, which would need to have "two platforms of sufficient length to accommodate up to 12-car trains" and would cost around £8-9 million. A joint statement from the borough council and Network Rail indicated that it was unlikely the station would be built. ==References==