Horndean
Horndean shown within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU702134
Parish	Horndean
District	East Hampshire
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WATERLOOVILLE
Postcode district	PO
Dialling code	023
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	East Hampshire
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Hampshire

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Horndean is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, which marks the southern limit of the district of East Hampshire. The village has a population of c.14,000, about the same as the district's administrative centre of Petersfield, though spread over a greater area. It shares the semi-rural character of other settlements in the district. Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... For other uses, see Hampshire (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. ... Petersfield is a market town in the English county of Hampshire, situated on the northern border of the South Downs. ...

The village was probably best-known as the home of Gales Brewery, which existed in the village from 1850. Privately owned until November 2005, when it was bought by Fuller, Smith and Turner, it was closed in April 2006. It was the largest local employer until the opening of the Safeway, now Morrisons, supermarket in 1994. George Gale & Co. ... A selection of Fullers beer bottles Fuller, Smith and Turner plc (LSE: FSTA) is the full name of the brewery company better known simply as Fullers. ... A Safeway supermarket in Camberwell, South East London, in 2003 Safeway was a chain of 479 supermarkets and convenience stores in the UK that is now part of Wm Morrison Supermarkets. ... For other uses, see Morrison. ...

History

The name Horndean means "valley by a horn-shaped hill". Alternatively "Harne" is the old English word for Dormouse making it "valley of the Dormouse". Dean refers to the old English word "denu" meaning valley. Fljótsdalur in East Iceland, a rather flat valley In geology, a valley is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. ...

Horndean grew up in the early Middle Ages due to its convenient position as a staging post on the road from Portsmouth to London (now the A3). In the early 19th century it became home to the Hon. Sir Charles Napier Senior, father to the more famous Sir Charles Napier, whose house, Merchistoun Hall (named after his former home in Falkirk, Scotland), is now a Grade II listed building and serves as the village's major community centre. Horndean was bypassed by main line railways but was served by trams of the Portsdown and Horndean Light Railway until 1935 and thereafter by buses. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... A place for passing travellers to stay the night and have food before continuing with their journeys the next day. ... For other places with the same name, see Portsmouth (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The A3 is a trunk road in Southern England, connecting London to Portsmouth. ... Admiral sir Charles Napier (print, c. ... Falkirk (An Eaglais Bhreac, the Variagated [or Speckled] Church [presumably referring to a church building built of many-coloured stones]) in Scottish Gaelic, La Chapelle de Fayerie in French) is a town in central Scotland lying to the north west and north east of the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow... This article is about the country. ... The Forth Bridge, designed by Sir Benjamin Baker and Sir John Fowler, opened in 1890, and now owned by Network Rail, is designated as a Category A listed building by Historic Scotland. ... This article refers to public transport vehicles running on rails. ... The tram way The Portsdown and Horndean Light Railway ( Ordnance Grid Reference Thread:SU656048 > SU657058 > SU660061 > SU666064 >SU674086 > SU683094 > SU690108 > SU698126> SU702128 ) was a tram service that ran initially from Cosham to Horndean. ... “Autobus” redirects here. ...

A three-storey workhouse was built during Victorian times to home the local poor. This stood on a site opposite the Good Intent public house (currently named The Colonial). This building had served a number of purposes including a local swimming pool. This was its primary function during the 1970s, provided by the use of a large polythene lined 'tank' on its ground floor. Using the pool was a fairly unpleasant experience by todays standards due to its small size, lack of poolside space and most of all - daylight. The first and second floors were used in latter years as a small lampshade factory. Defunct and dangerous, the entire building was demolished in spring 1982.

The village experienced significant expansion in the 20th century, particularly with the building of the Hazleton estate on the former grounds of Merchistoun Hall in the early 1960s, and the building of the A3(M) motorway in the 1970s, which passes under a bridge adjacent to the village centre. The easy access to the motorway has encouraged an influx of light industry to the village, most of it concentrated in three major estates, the most recent of which is Hazelton Interchange, built in the early 1990s. Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ...

Community

Horndean's major community centres are Merchistoun Hall and Horndean Technology College. There is also a popular youth centre, RKdia. Other venues include Napier Hall, which was partially rebuilt in 2004, and the Jubilee Hall, opened in 2002 but as yet underused. The de facto parish church is All Saints in neighbouring Catherington. Horndean Technology College is a large school, situated in the town of Horndean in Hampshire, UK. The school has formerly been called Horndean Community School, and prior to that Horndean Secondary School. ... Catherington Infant School All Saints Church Catherington main street with the Farmer Inn Catherington is a village located between Waterlooville and Petersfield in Hampshire, United Kingdom. ...

The surrounding villages are Catherington, Cowplain, Blendworth, Rowlands Castle and Clanfield. Catherington Infant School All Saints Church Catherington main street with the Farmer Inn Catherington is a village located between Waterlooville and Petersfield in Hampshire, United Kingdom. ... Cowplain is a village on the outskirts of Waterlooville and has a population itself of 8775 and takes up 7. ... , Blendworth is a village near Horndean between Petersfield and Waterlooville. ... Rowlands Castle (or Rowlands Castle: the apostrophe is sometimes disputed) is a small village in the district of Havant, south-east Hampshire, England. ... St James Church, Clanfield Clanfield Well and Thatched Cover Clanfield Pond The Rising Sun Pub Clanfield is a village and civil parish located between Waterlooville and Petersfield in Hampshire, United Kingdom. ...

Calls for skatepark to be built

Calls for a skatepark to be built in Horndean have been heard for quite a while now. There have been many meetings, even some fundraising done in the past, with the promise that something will be done about the situation. Thoughts that a skate park will be built in 2008 after an anomonys fund raiser has approach the local council and they have accepted their bid.

Politics

Horndean is in the East Hampshire constituency for elections to the House of Commons and the South East England constituency for elections to the European Parliament. Creation 1983 MP Michael Mates Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Hampshire EP constituency South East England East Hampshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... This article is about the political process. ... Type Lower House Speaker of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Commons Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Harriet Harman, QC, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Theresa May, PC, (Conservative) since December 6, 2005 Members 646 Political groups... South East England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (EPP) Alejo Vidal-Quadras (EPP) Gérard Onesta (Greens – EFA) Edward McMillan-Scott (ED) Mario Mauro (EPP) Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez (PES) Luigi Cocilovo (ALDE) Mechtild...

Papers

The local newspapers and publications are To publish is to make publicly known, and in reference to text and images, it can mean distributing paper copies to the public, or putting the content on a website. ...

• The Village News (Free)
• Meon Valley News (Free)
• Petersfield Herald
• The News

External links

• Hampshire County Council
• East Hampshire District Council
• Horndean Technology College

References

• Hampshire County Council Web pages