Charlton, Hampshire

Charlton
Charlton Location within Hampshire
Population	1,947 (2011 Census including Foxcotte) [1]
District	Test Valley
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Andover
Postcode district	SP10
Dialling code	01264
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	North West Hampshire
List of places UK England Hampshire 51°13′14″N1°29′54″W / 51.220525°N 1.49834°W / 51.220525; -1.49834

Charlton is a suburb of Andover. Due to the expansion of Andover in recent years the two settlements are now effectively contiguous. Charlton is separated from Andover by way of Charlton Park and Anton Lakes. This provides an effective natural gap. As of 2005, the village has a population of 2,053 people. ^[2]

History

Estate map of Foxcotte Manor, near Andover 1614 onwards showing list of Charlton copyholders

Estate map of Foxcotte Manor, near Andover 1614 onwards showing further list of Charlton copyholders

Strips of land held on copyright tenure in Charlton formed part of the manor of Foxcotte, and are documented its estate maps from 1614 onwards. In 1892 Charlton was a moderately sized rural settlement, ^[3] with a school, smithy, two farms, a Methodist chapel, and two pubs. ^[4]

St Thomas' Church was built in 1908. By 1969 the Village had undergone some expansion, and in-fill houses had been added. Andover had expanded past the railway line and the gap between Charlton and it was now almost non-existent.

For Charlton itself, the greatest growth in its history came in the late 1970s and 80s, with very large development primarily to the west of Hatherden Road. The new houses were in a suburban style, extinguishing most of the remaining rural character.

More development took place after 2017, to the east of the historic centre.

Charlton Underpass (2008)

Today there are some reminders of Charlton's rural past; there are at-least eight thatched buildings (including part of the Royal Oak) and several other historic buildings.

Charlton Lakeside

There are also a number of other sporting venues to suit everyone of all ages provided by Charlton Leisure centre. These include:

• 6 Football pitches (1 floodlit)
• 2 Cricket pitches
• 6 Lane all weather floodlit running track
• 1 Artificial turf pitch (floodlit)
• 18 hole pitch and putt course
• 18 hole adventure golf course
• Children's playground
• Boating lake
• Fishing lake

• 

  Charlton, Charlton Lakes (2012)

  BMX Track

Sporting events

• Test Valley Cycle Tour ^[5]
• The RPM Challenge Bike Ride Of The Day
• Andover RFC ^[6]
• Andover Parkrun - a weekly, free 5k run around Charlton Playing Fields ^[7]

Amenities

Along with all the sporting facilities in the village, the local church also provides many services to the community. There are also shops.

Like any traditional English village, the Royal Oak is Charlton's local pub. The pub also has various pool, dart and football teams as well as a very popular weekly quiz night.

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
2. "Hampshire Facts and Figures" . Retrieved 13 October 2005.
3. "Os map 1892". OS map.
4. "Buck and Dog lost pubs". Lost Pubs.
5. "Cycle Events in Hampshire - Hampshire Countryside". Archived from the original on 26 November 2005. Retrieved 13 October 2005.
6. "Andover RFC - Home". Archived from the original on 24 September 2005. Retrieved 13 October 2005.
7. "Andover parkrun - Weekly Free 5km Timed Run" . Retrieved 13 June 2019.

External links

Media related to Charlton, Hampshire at Wikimedia Commons

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