Charlton is a small village and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 north-west of Andover

Andover, Hampshire

Andover is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town is on the River Anton some 18.5 miles west of the town of Basingstoke, 18.5 miles north-west of the city of Winchester and 25 miles north of the city of Southampton...

. Due to the expansion of Andover in recent years the two settlements are now effectively contiguous. As of 2005, the village has a population of 2053 people http://www.hants.gov.uk/factsandfigures/testvalleypop2004-2011.html.

Charlton Lakeside

There are also a number of other sporting venues to suit everyone of all ages provided by Charlton Leisure centre. These include:

• 6 Football pitches (1 floodlit)
• 2 Cricket pitches
• 6 Lane all weather floodlit running track
• 1 Artificial turf pitch (floodlit)
• 18 hole pitch and putt course
• 18 hole adventure golf course
• Children's playground
• Boating lake
• Fishing lake
• BMX Track

Sporting events

Test Valley Cycle Tour http://www.hants.gov.uk/cycling/events.html
The RPM Challenge Bike Ride Of The Day
Andover RFC http://www.nrwebsolutions.com/Arfc/home.htm
The annual Mini Marathon

St. Thomas' Community Hall

Along with all the sporting facilities in the village, the local church also provides many services to the community.

The Royal Oak

Like any traditional English village, the Royal Oak is Charlton's local pub, providing a valuable service to many of the locals. The pub also has various pool, dart and football teams as well as a very popular weekly quiz night.

Shops in Charlton

Apart from the Tesco mini-market which took over from the One Stop chain in 2007, the only other shop in the village is Behind The Bikeshed- a cycle shop known in the area for its evening rides both on-road and off-road.

External links

• Sports
• Lakeside

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