Colden Common is a civil parish in the Winchester District of Hampshire, England, approximately 5 miles south of the city of Winchester, covering an area of 690.74 hectares (2.6670 sq mi)[2] with a resident population of approximately 4,000 people.

It includes the village of Colden Common and the hamlets of Hensting, Fisher's Pond, Nob's Crook, Highbridge and Brambridge.

Known in the 13th Century as Colvedene, the origin of the name is uncertain but may come from Old English clofa (cleft) and denu (valley).

[4] The area was a major centre of palaeolithic flint tool manufacture, with evidence of a "factory" covering 400 square metres discovered during a 1915 excavation in Highbridge.

Former pubs, now closed, include The Queens Head, The Dog and Crook and The Black Horse.

[13] The main entrance of Marwell Zoo is situated on the boundary with Colden Common and Owslebury.