Church Crookham is a suburb and former village on the southern edge of the town of Fleet, in northeast Hampshire, England, located 39 miles south west of London. Formerly a separate village, the area comprises two of the 18 wards of the Hart District. Statistics Population: Approx. ... Hampshire, sometimes historically Southamptonshire or Hamptonshire, (abbr. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods... Hart is a local government district in Hampshire, England, named after the River Hart. ...

History

Crookham (formerly Crokeham) dates back at least as far as the Domesday Book, though Church Crookham and Crookham Village did not become distinct entities until the founding of the Christ Church in 1840.^[1] It is this church for which Church Crookham is named. A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ...

The region had few inhabitants at this time, with the 1831 edition of Samuel Lewis's "Topographical Dictionary of England" claiming Crookham had 623 inhabitants and not even mentioning the (at the time) much smaller Fleet.^[2] The settlements in area, particularly Fleet, experienced a minor population bloom in 1840 when a railway station was built at nearby Fleet Pond; while this was primarily for the benefit of day trippers, many Londoners enjoyed the area so much that they decided to settle there. Samuel Lewis was the editor and publisher of topographical dictionaries and maps of the United Kingdom and Ireland. ... Fleet Pond is a nature reserve in Fleet, Hampshire, UK. It covers an area of approx. ...

World War Two

Dragons teeth at Crookham Warf on the Basingstoke Canal.

Church Crookham lies on GHQ Line - the most important of a number of fortified stop lines constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations of World War II - and was at one of the most heavily fortified sections of that line.^[3][4] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 338 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Anti-vehicle post nearby. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 338 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Anti-vehicle post nearby. ... Dragons teeth (German: Höcker, humps) were square-pyramidal fortifications of concrete used during the Second World War to impede the movement of tanks. ... The Basingstoke Canal passing through Woking The Basingstoke Canal is one of the waterways in the United Kingdom. ... A pillbox on the GHQ Line The GHQ Line was a defence line built in the United Kingdom during World War II to contain an expected German invasion. ... Detail from a pillbox embrasure. ...

Notes of Interest

Although now completely enveloped by its formerly-separate and larger neighbour, local residents of Church Crookham still consider the area to be a village in its own right. Motorists entering "Greater Fleet" from the south and west are met with signs welcoming them to Church Crookham, whereas those entering the town from the north and east are welcomed to Fleet instead.

The Queen Elizabeth Barracks were established in Church Crookham in 1971, as the headquarters for the 1st Battallion of the Gurkham Rifles.^[5] The Battallion vacated the barracks in August 2000, and the abandoned site is still present. Bryant Homes bought the site in 2002,^[6] and planning permission has been sought for a housing estate which will include a medical centre, school, and shops. Gurkha Soldiers (1896) The Brigade of Gurkhas is the collective term for British Army units that are composed of Nepalese soldiers. ... Teamwork by David Wynne, 1956, outside the Solihull office Taylor Woodrow plc is one of the largest British based housebuilding and general construction companies. ...

Another well known site is Tweseldown race course, a point-to-point horse racing track. This race track was used for the eventing steeplechase in the 1948 London Olympics.^[7] Famously, Churchill raced here while at Sandhurst, with scandal attending him in one race, in which he was accused of bullying a fellow rider, an incident he glossed over in his account of his early life. Eventing is an equestrian event which comprises dressage, cross-country and show-jumping. ... The Games of the XIV Olympiad were held in 1948 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. ...

Church Crookham has been used as a filming location for several movies. These include the 2002 James Bond movie Die Another Day, which used woodland and flat ground in between Church Crookham and Aldershot to represent the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea.^[8] Church Crookham was also one of several English towns and villages (others including nearby Aldershot, Farnham, and Chobham) that served as filming locations for the 2006 movie Children of Men. The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond 007 is a fictional British agent [1] created in 1952 by writer Ian Fleming, featured in several novels and short stories. ... Die Another Day is a James Bond film made by EON Productions and the fourth and final film to star Pierce Brosnan as Ian Flemings James Bond. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Korea (Korean: 한국 or 조선, see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Castle Street Farnham is a small town in Surrey, England. ... Not to be confused with Cobham, Surrey. ... Children of Men is a 2006 science fiction film directed by Alfonso Cuarón, loosely adapted from P.D. Jamess 1992 novel The Children of Men. ...

John Keble was a regular visitor to Church Crookham's Christ Church.^[9] John Keble John Keble (April 25, 1792- March 29, 1866) was an English churchman, one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement, and gave his name to Keble College, Oxford (1870). ...

Education

For a list of local schools see the list of Hampshire schools. This list is part of a comprehensive list of schools in the the county of Hampshire in the UK. Hampshire County Council (HCC) organises the Local Education Authority (LEA) schools into nine administrative areas. ...

References

Notes

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General references

• Foot, William (2006). Beaches, fields, streets, and hills ... the anti-invasion landscapes of England, 1940. Council for British Archaeology. ISBN 1-902771-53-2. 

External link

• http://www.church-crookham.co.uk/