Popham, Hampshire
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Popham is a village near Basingstoke
, England
and also the location of Popham Airfield
. The village is home to the most famous Little Chef
restaurant after Heston Blumenthal
revamped their menu in 2008.
Basingstoke
Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, in south central England. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. It is southwest of London, northeast of Southampton, southwest of Reading and northeast of the county town, Winchester. In 2008 it had an estimated population of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and also the location of Popham Airfield
Popham Airfield
Popham Airfield is an unlicensed airfield located south west of Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK. It lies alongside the A303 road.The airfield has two grass runways, designated 08/26 and 03/21. The latter has restricted operational dates...
. The village is home to the most famous Little Chef
Little Chef
Little Chef is a chain of roadside restaurants in the United Kingdom, founded in 1958 and owned by the UK private equity group RCapital. Little Chef's previous owners were The People's Restaurant Group Ltd., a company belonging to British catering entrepreneurs Simon Heath and Lawrence Wosskow,...
restaurant after Heston Blumenthal
Heston Blumenthal
Heston Marc Blumenthal OBE is an English chef and owner of The Fat Duck, a three-Michelin-starred restaurant in Bray, Berkshire voted Best Restaurant in the UK by The Good Food Guide 2007 and 2009, and voted best restaurant in the world by Restaurant magazine in 2005...
revamped their menu in 2008.