Crookham Village

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Crookham Village
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A preserved 1960s Aldershot and District Traction Company bus (a Dennis Loline III) passes an old cottage in Crookham Village
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Crookham Village
Location within Hampshire
Population4,044 (2021 Census) [1]
OS grid reference SU792524
  London 42 mi (68 km)
Civil parish
  • Crookham Village
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town FLEET
Postcode district GU51, GU52
Dialling code 01252
Police Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance South Central
UK Parliament
Website Crookham Village Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
51°16′27″N0°51′40″W / 51.274052°N 0.861053°W / 51.274052; -0.861053

Crookham Village is located south-west of Fleet, in northeast Hampshire, England and lies within the Hart District.

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History

Crookham (formerly Crokeham) dates back at least as far as the Domesday Book, although Crookham Village and Church Crookham did not become separate entities until the founding of the Christ Church in 1840. [2] [3] It is this church for which Church Crookham is named. Whilst Church Crookham has become largely subsumed in the urban dormitory town of Fleet, Crookham Village lies across the Basingstoke Canal from its neighbour, in a more rural setting.

The village centre has evolved around scattered ancient cottages, many of which are timber-framed. Agriculture and horticulture are important industries, and hops were grown and kiln-dried in the parish until 1974. Crookham was formerly noted for brick making and potteries which produced coarse red ware of the flower-pot-type. A traditional Mummers play is performed outside two of the public houses and on the village green each Boxing Day.

Notes of Interest

The Basingstoke Canal passes through Crookham Village, and a wharf once existed at the historic former Chequers public house, now rebuilt and renamed The Exchequer. Here, timber was loaded and coal unloaded. A picnic area is now at the site, and the towpath provides is used by walkers. Another local pub, the Fox and Hounds (now reckoned to be in Church Crookham or Fleet), was host to the Fleet Folk club from the 1960s until 2001 when redevelopment work at the pub removed the venue. The club was run independently of the pub management in a separate function room and gained a reputation for featuring high quality musicians in the tiny room, often early appearances by artists later to become famous.[ citation needed ] The Spice Merchant (formerly the Black Horse) is the village's other pub.

One of the old houses to the south-west of the village is claimed to have been formerly King Henry VIII's holiday home, where he stayed during the hunting season to hunt deer (the namesake of the district of Hart).

Between 1963 and 1965, Crookham was home to future US astronaut Al Worden while he served on secondment to the Empire Test Pilot School at nearby Farnborough. In 1971 he became one of only 24 men to have flown to the moon when he served as Command Module Pilot of Apollo 15.

Twin towns

Crookham Village is twinned with Lévignen, France. [4] [5] [6] Groups of families from one town cross the Channel for weekend stays with families from the other, alternating between visiting and hosting each year.

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References

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  2. Church Crookham.co.uk. "Church Crookham: A pleasant village in Hampshire, England" . Retrieved 28 November 2006.
  3. Hampshire Treasures: Volume 3 ( Hart and Rushmoor), Page 32 - Crookham Village [ permanent dead link ]
  4. Hicks, Charles. "Crookham Village Twinning with Lévignen, France". Crookham Village Parish Council. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  5. Hart District Council's guide to Hart Archived February 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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