Valley Park, Chandler's Ford

Valley Park
Valley Park Location within Hampshire
Population	7,551 (2017 estimate) [1]
OS grid reference	SU42532079
Civil parish	Valley Park
District	Test Valley
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EASTLEIGH
Postcode district	SO53 4
Dialling code	023
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Eastleigh
Website	http://www.valleyparkparish.org/
List of places UK England Hampshire 50°59′06″N1°23′42″W / 50.985°N 1.395°W / 50.985; -1.395 [2]

Valley Park is a civil parish and a new town in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. The part of the parish is called Knightwood.

History

Valley Park sits near an Iron Age settlement. ^{[3] [4]}

The area underwent a large amount of development from the mid-1980s ^[5] to the 2000s. ^[6] West of Knightwood Road was developed starting in 1994 and doubled the size of the town. ^[7]

Amenities

Valley Park has local schools, a supermarket, ^[8] a community centre ^[9] and a leisure centre. ^[10]

References

1. "Population estimates for Parishes in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
2. "Valley Park". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
3. "Ancient fort discovered". Daily Echo. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
4. "Valley Park From Prehistory To The Present Day" (PDF). Test Valley Borough Council . Retrieved 10 November 2022.
5. "History of Valley Park". Valley Park Parish Council. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
6. "Modal Age of Properties Map". CDRC. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
7. "Parish History". St Francis Parish. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
8. "Valley Park Soton Express". Tesco. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
9. "Valley Park Community Centre". Valley Park Community Centre. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
10. "Knightwood Leisure Centre". Places Leisure. Retrieved 7 September 2020.