Clanfield, Hampshire
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Clanfield | ||
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Clanfield from the hill behind the Co-op | ||
Church of St. James | ||
Location within Hampshire | ||
Population | 4,637 (2011 Census including Chalton)[1]
>6,000 (2017 estimate) Shire county | |
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | WATERLOOVILLE | |
Postcode district | PO8 | |
Dialling code | 023 | |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
UK Parliament | ||
Clanfield is a village and
The surrounding villages are Horndean, Catherington, Hinton Daubney, Chalton, East Meon, and Hambledon It has a semi-rural character with 3 sides of the village being adjoined by fields including Queen Elizabeth Country Park. Clanfield is overlooked from the other side of the A3 road by Windmill Hill and Chalton Windmill which stands at 193 metres above sea level. Many references in Clanfield feature the windmill, such as Windmill Garage.[3]
The population of Clanfield is c. 4,854 (estimated 2011),
Clanfield consists of two parts, "Old" Clanfield and "New" Clanfield. Old Clanfield has been around for roughly 250 years and New Clanfield about 60 years.
There are two
Clanfield is
History
The name Clanfield is derived from the
The South Downs National Park borders Clanfield on three sides (east, north and west) and includes a large part of the undeveloped part of the village to the north (the former Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty).
Politics
Clanfield has a
Clanfield is in the newly (2007) created
Public transport
There are bus services to Southsea, Portsmouth and Petersfield.
There are railway stations at Petersfield and Rowlands Castle
Community and sport
There are three parks in Clanfield. All have swings and other child play items and Peel Park has a
Clanfield's major community centres are Clanfield Memorial Hall, in South Lane, Clanfield Sports and Community Centre, Endal way, the St James Church Hall and Leader Hall (for the
There are three
There is a not-for-profit website funded by local business intended to benefit the community.[13]
Also in Clanfield is the Clanfield Observatory run by the Hampshire Astronomical Group,[14] who have open days. The observatory is next to one of Portsmouth Water's reservoirs.
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Clanfield Village". Clanfieldonline.com. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "MOTs & Car Service Repairs Horndean - Windmill Garage". Windmillgarage.co.uk.
- ^ "Population Density | Clanfield and Finchdean - UK Census Data 2011". Ukcensusdata.com.
- ^ "Land South of Chalton Lane, Clanfield, Waterlooville 28463/002" (PDF). Easthants.moderngov.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "St. James, Clanfield - The Joint Benefice of Catherington and Clanfield". Archived from the original on 4 February 2016.
- ^ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Clanfield Twinning Association". Clanfield Online. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Tim Lambert (14 March 2021). "A History of Clanfield". Localhistories.org. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "UPDATED: Sir George Hollingbery to stand down as Conservative candidate for Meon Valley". Hampshire Chronicle. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Election 2017 dashboard". Democratic Dashboard. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ Enterprise Inns PLC, Annual Report and Accounts 2004, p. 77
- ^ "About Clanfield Online". Clanfieldonline.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Hampshire Astronomical Group - Hampshire Astronomy at Clanfield Observatory". Hantsastro.org.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2020.