Wecock Farm

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Wecock Farm
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Wecock Farm
Location within Hampshire
PopulationApprox 5000
OS grid reference SU680110
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Waterlooville
Postcode district PO8
Dialling code (023)
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
50°53′24″N1°01′59″W / 50.89°N 1.033°W / 50.89; -1.033 Coordinates: 50°53′24″N1°01′59″W / 50.89°N 1.033°W / 50.89; -1.033

Wecock Farm is a 1970s council estate on the western edges of Waterlooville originally built by Portsmouth City Council. Its lineage can be traced back to the 16th century and is described as 'a place called Wycock' in 1591 [1]

Waterlooville town in Hampshire, England

Waterlooville is a town in Hampshire, England, approximately 8 miles north of Portsmouth.

Portsmouth City & unitary authority area in England

Portsmouth is a port city in Hampshire, England, with a total population of 205,400 residents. The city of Portsmouth is nicknamed Pompey and is mainly built on Portsea Island, a flat, low-lying island measuring 24 square kilometres in area, just off the south-east coast of Hampshire. Portsmouth is the only island city in the United Kingdom, and is the only city whose population density exceeds that of London.

The estate's centre was redeveloped in 2003 with new housing, and new buildings for the community centre and a popular Chinese take-away.

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