Fleet
Fleet shown within Hampshire
Population	Approx. 30,000 (calculated from Census 2001)
OS grid reference	SU8054
- London	40.3mi
District	Hart
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FLEET
Postcode district	GU51
Dialling code	01252
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	{{{ambulance_service}}}
UK Parliament	North East Hampshire
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Hampshire

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Fleet is a town in the county of Hampshire, England, located 38 miles (61 km) south west of London. It is part of Hart District. The population of Fleet is not counted separately by the Census, but can be calculated to be in the order of 30,000.^[1] The traditional counties as usually portrayed. ... For other uses, see Hampshire (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Hart is a local government district in Hampshire, England, named after the River Hart. ...

History

Fleet is unusual for a town of its size in that it is not on a major trunk road. This is because it developed after the construction of the London and South Western Railway, which opened in 1840. Many people came down from London to skate on Fleet Pond during the winter, and the town grew as a market town. There are thus few very old buildings in Fleet, with much of the modern town formed around Victorian buildings. As in many parts of Britain, there was a building boom in the period between the First World War and Second World War. Fleet also contains structures built in the 1960s like the parade of shops on the left of the picture below. A63(T) trunk road A trunk road, trunk highway, or strategic road is a major road—usually connecting one or more cities, ports, airports, etc. ... Waterloo Station The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1840 to 1923. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Fleet Pond is a nature reserve in Fleet, Hampshire, UK. It covers an area of approx. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her ascension to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ...

The end of Fleet's main high street

Fleet has expanded in the past few decades with new housing estates being built at Ancells Farm, Zebon Copse (in neighbouring Church Crookham), and Elvetham Heath. Due for completion by 2007, Elvetham Heath is one of the UK's largest new housing developments, and will add some 6,000 to Fleet's population, bringing its total population up to around 36,000, a 20% increase in less than a decade. Two earlier developments in Fleet involved the opening of a new shopping centre, the Hart Shopping Centre, which was opened officially by HRH The Duchess Of York in 1991. On the same day, she attended the opening of the Hart Leisure Centre on Hitches Lane (towards Church Crookham). The shopping centre was itself developed further in 2001-2. Image File history File links Fleet_hampshire. ... Image File history File links Fleet_hampshire. ... Elvetham Heath is a residential area just within the northwestern boundary of the town of Fleet in the English county of Hampshire. ...

Although Fleet has traditionally been a dormitory town housing commuters to London, it now has several business parks, mainly occupied by Information Technology companies. Information and communication technology spending in 2005 Information technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), is the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware. ...

A plan to add a new multiplex cinema has not yet come to fruition, possibly due to lack of space.

Geography

Areas and suburbs of the town are Pondtail, Ancells Park and Elvetham Heath. The villages of Crookham and Church Crookham have also grown to be contiguous with the town. Immediately surrounding towns and villages include Winchfield, Dogmersfield, Crondall, Ewshot, and Hartley Wintney. The Fleet Pond nature reserve is a notable beauty spot on the northern edge of the town. The 'pond' itself is in fact the largest freshwater lake in Hampshire. In times past, the lake has frozen over permitting skating.^[2] Crookham can refer to several villages in England: Church Crookham, Hampshire Crookham, Berkshire Crookham, Northumberland Crookham Village, Hampshire This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 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. ... Dogmersfield is a small village between Fleet and Hartley Wintley located in Hampshire, England. ... Crondall is a large parish in the North East of Hampshire and is all that remains of the old Hundred of Crondall referred to in the Domesday Book of 1086. ... Hartley Wintney is a village and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. ... Fleet Pond is a nature reserve in Fleet, Hampshire, UK. It covers an area of approx. ... It has been suggested that Reserve design be merged into this article or section. ...

Fleet can be reached from London and Southampton via the M3 motorway. Its main road, Fleet Road, runs through the town centre from west to east. Fleet station is on the London Waterloo station to Southampton main line. The train service is run by South West Trains (formerly Network South East). Journey time to Waterloo is about 50 minutes. Express trains do the journey in under 40 minutes. There are small airports nearby at Blackbushe Airport and Farnborough Airfield. The Basingstoke Canal connects Fleet to Basingstoke and, in the other direction, London via the River Wey navigation. M3 is also the name of the motorway that connects the capitals of two largest states in Europe, Moscow and Kiev. ... For other uses, see Waterloo station (disambiguation). ... Blackbushe Airport (IATA: BBS, ICAO: EGLK), on the border of Hampshire and Surrey in England, comprises an airfield, much reduced in size since its heyday, a British Car Auctions site, a kart track owned by Camberley Kart Club, and a small business park. ... Farnborough Airport or TAG London Farnborough Airport (IATA: FAB, ICAO: EGLF) (previously called RAE Farnborough) is an airport situated in Farnborough, Hampshire in England. ... The Basingstoke Canal passing through Woking The Basingstoke Canal is one of the waterways in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The River Wey in Surrey is one of the Waterways in the United Kingdom and a tributary of the River Thames. ...

Politics and administration

Fleet is administered by Hart District Council and Hampshire County Council.^[3] The parliamentary constituency is Hampshire North-East and the current (2006) Member of Parliament is James Norwich Arbuthnot who is a member of the Conservative Party. Hart is a local government district in Hampshire, England, named after the River Hart. ... Hampshire is a county on the south coast of England. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... Hampshire North-East is a parliamentary constituency in the county of Hampshire, England. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... The Right Honourable James Norwich Arbuthnot (born August 4, 1952) is a British politician and member of the Conservative Party. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ...

Education

The town has a number of schools including Heatherside,^[4] All Saints,^[5] Velmead,^[6] Calthorpe Park School^[7], Court Moor School and St. Nicholas', an independent school for girls,^[8] . For a more comprehensive list of local schools see the list of Hampshire schools. This list is part of a comprehensive list of schools in the county of Hampshire in the UK. Hampshire County Council (HCC) organises the Local Education Authority (LEA) schools into nine administrative areas. ... Court Moor School Logo Court Moor School is one of two secondary schools in the town of Fleet, in Hampshire (UK). ...

Culture

The biggest events in the town's calendar are the summer Carnival, the switching on of the Christmas lights as December approaches and the Fleet Half Marathon commonly used in preparation for the London marathon. This article describes the festival season. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ...

References

1. ^ 2001 census information from Office for National Statistics
2. ^ Thomson, George; William Farren [1958]. "Fredrick Alexander Lindemann, Viscount Cherwell", Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, Volume 4. London: Royal Society, p54. 
3. ^ Hampshire County Council - Fleet
4. ^ Ofsted report for Heatherside
5. ^ Ofsted report for All Saints
6. ^ Ofsted report for Velmead
7. ^ Ofsted report for Calthorpe Park School
8. ^ [1] for St. Nicholas'

See also

• Basingstoke Canal

The Basingstoke Canal passing through Woking The Basingstoke Canal is one of the waterways in the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• Hampshire County Council - Fleet