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Winklebury and Manydown
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Winklebury and Manydown
Location within Hampshire
Population6,180  [1]
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BASINGSTOKE
Postcode district RG23
Dialling code 01256
Police Hampshire
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UK
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Hampshire
51°16′07″N1°07′24″W / 51.2687°N 1.1234°W / 51.2687; -1.1234 Coordinates: 51°16′07″N1°07′24″W / 51.2687°N 1.1234°W / 51.2687; -1.1234

Winklebury and Manydown is a large suburb located two miles north-west of central Basingstoke in the UK. Until the late 1960s Winklebury was a collection of small holdings but Basingstoke's growth as a London Overspill town saw the area become a housing hotspot.

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History

Historically the area has some of the oldest landmarks in Urban Basingstoke. It contains the remains of an Iron Age hill fort, A Roman road from Winchester to Silchester runs along the western boundary and is still in use.

Governance

Winklebury and Manydown is a ward of Basingstoke and Deane and returns two councillors. [2]

Geography

To the North of Winklebury is the site of Park Prewett Hospital (1912–1997), now the separate civil parish of Rooksdown. The hospital was served by its own railway line until 1956 and the course of the old railway now forms the northern eastern boundary of Winklebury. The north western boundary is the footpath on the northern side of the A339.

Culture and community

Culture

There are also active Scouts and Guides groups in Winklebury. The guides groups meet at the Church of the Good Shepherd while the Scouts groups meet at Castle Hill School. The Scouts groups often feature in community events including the Basingstoke Gangshow, fun days and the Haarlem Jamborette every four years in the Netherlands.

Community facilities

Winklebury and Manydown has three shopping areas: Winklebury Centre, Elmwood Parade and Watson Way. Winklebury Centre is the main precinct as it houses a handful of shops including John Burton's butchers, Pharmacy Link, and Greenways newsagent. Elmwood Parade houses a tanning salon, a hairdresser, a charity shop, a convenience store and Simms and Chips computer shop. Watson way shops consist of a newsagency/post office, a Chinese take away and a public house (The Winkle). Winklebury had a Co-operative food supermarket previously operated by Somerfield; this was later taken over by The Food Retail Group and run as a Budgens supermarket, however this has since closed down. It was announced in January 2018 that the site will be redeveloped as Basingstoke’s first Aldi supermarket.

Transport

Winklebury and Manydown has a frequent bus service, operated by Stagecoach, to Basingstoke town centre via Houndmills. Stagecoach also operates a less frequent (Monday to Saturday only) bus service from Winklebury to South Ham, the North Hampshire Hospital, Popley and Chineham Centre.

Education

Winklebury and Manydown has two infant schools and two junior schools, The local schools are:

Religious sites

The Church of the Good Shepherd was built as part of the Winklebury Centre and is part of the Church of England Diocese of Winchester. [3]

Sport

Winklebury and Manydown has a large playing field. The playing field has been redevelop into new football pitches and a new football stand. Part of this development houses the offices for the Headquarters of the Hampshire FA.

Winklebury and Manydown has its own youth football set up. The Winklebury Wizards play in the Peter Houseman Youth League (named after the late Chelsea player, Peter Houseman) in various age groups. From under 7s to under 10s, the teams play small sided football on reduced sized pitches. From under 11s to under 15s, the teams play 11-a-side matches on full sized pitches.

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References

  1. ↑ "Winklebury UK 2011 Census Data" . Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council > Your council > Your Elected Representatives > Wards Information > Councillors for Winklebury". 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "The Good Shepherd, Winklebury". 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
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