1861 Handwriting translation please?

I wonder if any listers with time on their hands could have a go at
identifying a place of birth
from the 1861 census please?

At 7 Haverstock Place, Pancras on RG9/122/67 is one David Stevens whose
place of birth
appears to be "Hants, Hitchinswell". web-search has only one hit for such a

Margaret Young...

Itchinswell, Hampshire (near Newbury) - now known as Ecchinswell

Phil Wood...

Plus other spellings over the years. My favourite being Itchingswell

Type SU499595 or Ecchinswell in the search box.

place (in Herts) but I'm
not convinced that my translation is correct.

Eve McLaughlin...

Itchenswell, north of the county. later Ecchinswell.

Andrew Brydon...

The Ancestry transcription is for Hitchenswell, which web-searchs a couple
more, including 1881 census related pages.