Chandler's Ford
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Chandlers Ford is a largely residential area in the borough of Eastleigh in southern England.
Chandler's Ford lies on the old Winchester-Southampton road and the 'Ford' is thought to refer either to the ford on the Hursley Road or on the Winchester-Southampton road. The origin of the 'Chandler's' remains a mystery.
Hiltonbury Farm (now a public house) appeared on a map of 1588 and may originally have been owned by the Hursley Park Estate in nearby Hursley. It was later sold to Cranbury Park Estate and stopped being a working farm in the late 1970s, when the surrounding area was developed. Other communities revolved around other farms in the area but Chandler's Ford was very sparsely populated until the 19th century.
Chandler's Ford could be described as a town of housing estates and little else: In the 1920s, building took place in the King's Court, Merdon and Hiltingbury areas. Later, development in the Hursley Road area happened, followed by housing across Hiltingbury, Scantabout, Peverells Road, Spring Hill and Oakmount areas. More recently, developments in South Millers Dale, North Millers Dale and the 'new town' of Valley Park to the West of Chandler's Ford have completed the mix of housing. Due to the development of the town, there is little identifiable 'town centre': the main commercial centre is in the area of the Halfway Inn (near the old tollhouse for Winchester-Southampton) but other smaller shopping areas include the Central Precinct, and the area around St Boniface Church (built 1904). An Anglican Church was added in Hiltingbury in the 1960s, with the Roman Catholic and Methodist churches existing on the main Winchester-Southampton route.
Chandler's Ford railway station was re-opened in May 2003. It had been closed since 1969 and is now served by an hourly Romsey to Totton service by South West Trains, stopping at all stations in between.
Two Members of Parliament serve Chandler's Ford. Chris Huhne is the Liberal Democrat member for the Eastleigh constituency and Sandra Gidley is the Liberal Democrat member for the Romsey constituency.
[edit] External links
- Hampshire County Council: Chandlers Ford and Hiltingbury
- Hampshire County Council: Hiltingbury lakes
- Chandlers Ford Online: Local history
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Settlements: Bishopstoke | Bursledon | Chandler's Ford | Chartwell Green | Eastleigh | Fair Oak | Hamble-le-Rice | Hedge End | Horton Heath | Netley | West End |
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Neighbouring districts of Hampshire: Fareham | Southampton | Test Valley | Winchester |
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Railway stations: Chandler's Ford | Eastleigh | Hamble | Hedge End | Netley | Southampton Airport (Parkway) |
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Other features: Itchen Valley Country Park | Lakeside Country Park | Moorgreen Hospital | Netley Abbey | Netley Castle | Netley Hospital | River Hamble | River Itchen | Rose Bowl | Royal Victoria Country Park | Southampton Airport | Southampton Water |
