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Coordinates: 50°59′02″N 1°22′45″W / 50.984°N 1.3792°W
Chandler's Ford 
Chandler's Ford
Chandler's Ford shown within HampshirePopulation 20,071 [1] Parish Chandler's Ford District Eastleigh Shire county Hampshire Region South East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town EASTLEIGH Postcode district SO53 Dialling code 023 Police Hampshire Fire Hampshire Ambulance South Central EU Parliament South East England UK Parliament Eastleigh Romsey Winchester List of places: UK • England • Hampshire Chandler's Ford (originally The Ford[2] and historically Chandlersford[3]) is a largely residential area and civil parish in the Borough of Eastleigh in Hampshire, England, with a population of 20,071 in the 2001 UK Census.[1]
Chandler's Ford lies on the old Winchester to Southampton road and the 'Ford' is thought to refer either to the ford of Monks Brook[4] on the Hursley Road (shown on the Hursley map of 1588 as "Charnells foord") [4] or on the Winchester-Southampton road.[2] The "Chandler's" prefix was added in the late 16th century,[2] and is derived from the surname, Chaundler, of a family in the area from the 14th Century.[5]
Chandler's Ford is served by Chandler's Ford railway station.
The head offices of Draper Tools[6] and B&Q[7] are located in Chandler's Ford. Draper Tools has recently announced that they plan to move to Test Valley where they are currently building a new complex.
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History
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.
In 1889, an iron church (building) and some schools were constructed.[3] The civil parish of Chandlersford was created in 1897, from portions of North Stoneham, North Baddesley, and Ampfield, although the railway station remained in the North Baddesley parish.[3]
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 the 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. Chandler's Ford is considered to be the development to the West of the M3 motorway and now forms the majority of the Eastleigh urban area.
Due to the development of the town, there is little identifiable 'town centre'. The main commercial centre is in Fryern, 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 is represented by Compton and Chandler's Ford Cricket Club which formed in 1995 when Chandler's Ford Cricket Club (CC) merged with Compton and Shawford CC.
Chandler's Ford railway station was re-opened in May 2003. It had been closed since 1969 and is now has an hourly service by South West Trains, running from Romsey to Salisbury via Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh and Southampton, and stopping at all stations in between.
Governance
Three Members of Parliament serve Chandler's Ford. The majority of Chandler's Ford was moved into Winchester constituency for the 2010 General Election, when Steve Brine of the Conservative Party was elected. Valley Park forms part of the Romsey and Southampton North constituency, won in 2010 by the Conservative Caroline Nokes. Part of the Eastleigh South ward lies west of the M3, and so is normally considered part of Chandler's Ford; it is in the Eastleigh constituency, represented by Liberal Democrat Chris Huhne.
The Eastleigh (Chandler's Ford) seat on the Hampshire County Council is held by Colin Davidovitz, representing the Conservative Party.[8][9] Chandler's Ford is represented on Eastleigh Borough Council by four councillors. Haulwen V Broadhurst and Pamela Holden-Brown represent the Chandler's Ford East ward, while Alan Broadhurst and Grahame Smith represent Chandler's Ford West; all four are Liberal Democrats.[10] Hiltingbury West is represented by Judith Grajewski and Michael Hughes, and Hiltingbury East by John Caldwell and Godfrey Olson; all four are Conservatives.
Demography
As of April 2001, the Chandler's Ford and Hiltingbury council wards (which form a continuous built-up area, and make up the main part of what is referred to as "Chandler's Ford") had a population of 20,071, across 8,334 households.[1] The ethnicity of the population was mainly white, with only 151 mixed race people, 302 Asian or Asian British people, 37 Black or Black British people and 129 in other ethnic groups.[11] In 2001, 15,646 of the population were Christians, 2,884 professed no religion, and 1,154 did not state their religious beliefs.[12] There were 36 Buddhists, 72 Hindus, 22 Jews, 90 Muslims, 112 Sikhs and 55 people of other religions living in the ward.[12]
Crime
Chandler's Ford made national headlines in September 2007 when an armed bank robbery was foiled: On 13 September 2007, the Metropolitan Police's Flying Squad, in conjunction with the Hampshire Constabulary, foiled a bank robbery outside the HSBC bank in the central precinct on Winchester Road in Chandler's Ford.[13] Two robbers were shot dead by the police as they were tipped off to the robbery and hid behind the nearby toilet cubicles. One more robber fled the scene by car and was later arrested.
Crime statistics for the Eastleigh West Neighbourhood, which consists of Chandler's Ford and Hiltingbury, are available from Hampshire Police.[14]
Community
- Chandler's Ford Community Association Community Centre, Hursley Rd, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh
- Hiltingbury Recreation Ground Hiltingbury Road, Chandler's Ford, Hampshire. With funding from the Football Foundation and Eastleigh Borough Council, the facility has undergone significant improvement. The newly re-furbished pavilion now has social facilities capable of holding up to 40 people.
References
- ^ a b c "Eastleigh Borough Council ward population figures". http://www.openlylocal.com/wards/2938-Chandler-s-Ford-East/dataset_topics/725. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ a b c Cox, Gordon Daubney (2005). Around Eastleigh, including Chandler's Ford, Bishopstoke and Botley. Salisbury: Francis Frith Collection. p. 72. ISBN 1845890299.
- ^ a b c Page, William (1908). A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 3. pp. 478–481.. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42034.
- ^ a b Currie, Christopher (Spring 2005). "Chandler's Ford, Hiltingbury Lake and the Hursley map of 1588". Hampshire Field Club & Archaeological Society Newsletter (43). http://www.fieldclub.hants.org.uk/publications/news43/lan43a.html. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ Mills, A. D. (1998). Dictionary of English Place Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 76. ISBN 0-19-280074-4.
- ^ "Draper Tools - Welcome". http://www.draper.co.uk/.
- ^ "About B&Q". http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/corporate/content/about/index.jsp.
- ^ "Councillors and Meetings". Eastleigh Borough Council. 2007-11-28. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20071009101536/http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/ebc-1330. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
- ^ "Colin Davidovitz: About Me". Your County, Your Councillors. Hampshire County Council. 2007-08-15. http://www3.hants.gov.uk/ColinDavidovitz/aboutme.htm?memid=ymcocd. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
- ^ "Your councillors by Ward". Eastleigh Borough Council. http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/meetings/mgMemberIndex.asp?fn=ward. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
- ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics: Ethnic Group - Area: Hiltingbury West (Ward)". 2001 UK Census. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6160484&i=1001x1003x1004&enc=1&dsFamilyId=87. Retrieved 2010-03-17. "Neighbourhood Statistics: Ethnic Group - Area: Hiltingbury East (Ward)". 2001 UK Census. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6160483&i=1001x1003x1004&enc=1&dsFamilyId=87. Retrieved 2010-03-17. "Neighbourhood Statistics: Ethnic Group - Area: Chandler's Ford East (Ward)". 2001 UK Census. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6160473&i=1001x1003x1004&enc=1&dsFamilyId=87. Retrieved 2010-03-17. "Neighbourhood Statistics: Ethnic Group - Area: Chandler's Ford West (Ward)". 2001 UK Census. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6160474&i=1001x1003x1004&enc=1&dsFamilyId=87. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ a b "Neighbourhood Statistics: Religion - Area: Hiltingbury West (Ward)". 2001 UK Census. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6160484&i=1001x1003x1004&enc=1&dsFamilyId=95. Retrieved 2010-03-17. "Neighbourhood Statistics: Religion - Area: Hiltingbury East (Ward)". 2001 UK Census. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6160483&i=1001x1003x1004&&enc=1&dsFamilyId=95. Retrieved 2010-03-17. "Neighbourhood Statistics: Religion - Area: Chandler's Ford East (Ward)". 2001 UK Census. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6160473&i=1001x1003x1004&&enc=1&dsFamilyId=95. Retrieved 2010-03-17. "Neighbourhood Statistics: Religion - Area: Chandler's Ford West (Ward)". 2001 UK Census. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6160474&i=1001x1003x1004&&enc=1&dsFamilyId=95. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ BBC.Two men killed during 'bank raid'. BBC News. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
- ^ "Eastleigh West Neighbourhood Performance Information". Crime And Disorder Data Information Exchange (CADDIE). Hampshire Constabulary. http://www.hampshire.police.uk/Internet/stats/westernocu/eastleighdist/eastleigh/west.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
External links
- [1] Chandler's Ford Chameleon Theatre Company.
- Hampshire County Council: Chandler's Ford and Hiltingbury
- Hampshire County Council: Hiltingbury lakes
- Compton and Chandler's Ford CC Website
- Chandler's Ford Online: Local history
- The Eastleigh Photograph Archive
- John Keble 's Parishes John Keble's Parishes – A History of Hursley and Otterbourne. (1898) Edited by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Chandler's Ford Community Website
- Local Rail Information
The Borough of Eastleigh 
Bishopstoke | Botley | Boyatt Wood | Bursledon | Chandler's Ford | Chartwell Green | Eastleigh | Fair Oak | Hamble-le-Rice | Hedge End | Hiltingbury | Horton Heath | Hound | Netley | North Stoneham | West End
Ceremonial county of Hampshire Hampshire Portal Unitary authorities Boroughs or districts Major settlements Aldershot • Alton • Andover • Basingstoke • Bishop's Waltham • Blackwater • Bordon • Eastleigh • Fareham • Farnborough • Fleet • Fordingbridge • Gosport • Havant • Hedge End • Lee-on-the-Solent • Lymington • New Alresford • New Milton • Petersfield • Portsmouth • Ringwood • Romsey • Southampton • Stockbridge • Tadley • Totton and Eling • Waterlooville • Whitchurch • Winchester • Yateley
See also: List of civil parishes in HampshireRivers Topics Categories:- Eastleigh
- Villages in Hampshire
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