Waterlooville
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Waterlooville is a town
in Hampshire
, England
approximately 8 miles north of Portsmouth
.
The town has a population
itself of about 10,000 and is surrounded by Purbrook
, Blendworth, Cowplain
, Lovedean
, Clanfield
, Catherington
, Crookhorn, Denmead
, Hambledon
, Horndean
and Widley
. It forms part of the South Hampshire
conurbation. The old A3 London
to Portsmouth road still goes through the town.
The town is twinned with Maurepas, Yvelines
in France
and Henstedt-Ulzburg
in Germany
.
that stood at the centre of town, then known as Waitland End. The Heroes of Waterloo was named because on its opening day a long column of weary soldiers, who had just disembarked at Portsmouth returning home from the Battle of Waterloo
in 1815, decided to stop there and celebrate their victory. According to local legend, many of them settled there; at any rate the public house
was renamed in their honour and the area around the pub became known as Waterlooville.
The original "Heroes" public house
was at a crossroads near the main bus-stop. A new pub has taken the name and is located at the northern end of the shopping precinct.
The local electrical shop, called Eric Jackson's Ltd, has been open since 1928 and is the oldest retailer in the town. The business now in its 3rd generation was started by Eric, then Michael and is now run by Peter Jackson.
The town centre was closed to traffic in 1981 when a bypass was constructed to take traffic away from the main shopping area. An underpass was constructed for pedestrians walking up along the Hambledon road. Between 1982–83 the old road was then fully converted to a pedestrian precinct. The bypass, initially anonymous, was named Maurepas Way sometime after the two towns were twinned in 1995.
In 2002 the local council allowed developers to build the Hambledon Road Retail Park and associated car park over the established primary pedestrian route. This resulted in pedestrians and cyclists having to negotiate the busy car park in order to do their regular business in town.
Near the town centre is the rebuilt St George's church. During the 1950s and 1960s the surrounding area saw extensive growth in housing, when large suburban public and private housing estates were constructed. This resulted in the original Victorian church failing to cope with the population growth. Plans for a new church were started and in 1970 the new church was built on the site of the old church. Parts of the old church were retained.
In July 2011 the town saw the consecration of its first Roman Catholic Church. For the preceding eighty years the growing Catholic community in the town had utilsed at first one aisle of, and ultimately the entire of the chapel at St Michaels convent. However the decision of the sisters of Our Lady of Charity to sell the main convent site coupled with the inadequate capacity led to a new church being required. The new church which is dedicated to "The Sacred Heart and St Peter the Apostle" sits to the north of the town centre on London Road.
The nearest train station is located in Bedhampton
and is on the main train route between London
and Portsmouth
. For a time, South West trains provided a direct bus link to Petersfield railway station
via Horndean, enabling quick access to fast London-bound trains, but now the link to Petersfield is Stagecoach service 37 via Clanfield. Havant railway station
is served by Stagecoach service 39, and stations in Portsmouth by First services 40/X40, 41, 45 and 45A. For westbound trains the station at Cosham
, served by the local bus services, is on the line between Portsmouth and Fareham
.
The team was drawn against Liverpool FC in the FA Cup in the 2007/08 season. Liverpool won the match 5-2, after Havant & Waterlooville had taken the lead with a goal from Richard Pacquette in the 8th minute. With Havant & Waterlooville F.C.
twice leading Liverpool, the match was promoted by the English FA as a fine example of what the FA Challenge Cup is all about. Waterlooville also has a swimming pool which is home to Havant & Waterlooville Swimming Club. Waterlooville Cricket Club play their home games at Jubilee Park, they run 3 Saturday sides and have a thriving youth setup. They currently compete in Hampshire League division 1.
Hordean Hawks are based in Horndean, Waterlooville and who entered the Portsmouth Saturday Football League
for the 1st time in the season 2010 to 2011, won the Division 3 Championship and the Len Day Cup at the 1st attempt.
and includes the Waterloo, Hart Plain
, Cowplain, and Stakes wards.
The town is partly within 3 parliamentary constituencies Meon Valley constituency
the current MP being the Conservative
George Hollingbery
, East Hampshire
, the current MP being the Conservative
Damian Hinds
, and Havant
with the MP being David Willetts
, also a Conservative.
GEC Marconi built a site at Waterlooville for their Underwater Systems in the early 1980s, for the Stingray anti-submarine torpedo. A peace camp was set up near the construction site. After completion of the GEC building, a free music festival was held at Old Park Farm in Waterlooville called Torpedo Town. A second Torpedo Town festival was held in August 1987 at Bramdean Common
near Winchester
.
However as of 2009, years of planning and joint involvement of Havant and Winchester councils are now becoming to fruition with the 'West of Waterlooville Major Development Area' housing scheme, starting with Maurepas Roundabout, being enlarged to accommodate for a new road and increased traffic that comes with the new homes. As of August 2009, major works have not begun on the main area of development, but construction is well underway on an attached development, on the site of Old Park Farm, opposite the Falcon Pub and nearby shops.
Padnell Infants and Junior School, Hart Plain Infants and Junior schools, Stakes Hill Infant School, Hulbert Junior School, Waite End Primary School, Purbrook Junior School
, Queens Inclosure Primary and St. Peter's Catholic Primary.
It contains five secondary schools: Horndean Technology College, Cowplain Community School, Oaklands Catholic School
, Purbrook Park School
(Language College) and The Crookhorn College of Technology.
There are two colleges, Oaklands Catholic Sixth Form College and South Downs College
.
Town
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in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, 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...
approximately 8 miles north of Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
.
The town has a population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
itself of about 10,000 and is surrounded by Purbrook
Purbrook
Purbrook is a village and local government sub-division located in Hampshire, England. Purbrook is on the outskirts of Waterlooville just North of the Portsmouth city Boundary...
, Blendworth, Cowplain
Cowplain
Cowplain is a village on the northern outskirts of Waterlooville. With a population of 8775, it takes up 7.3% of Havant borough's population. The origins of the settlement grew along the old London to Portsmouth road...
, Lovedean
Lovedean
Lovedean is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 1.4 miles west of Horndean.The nearest railway station is Rowlands Castle, 2.8 miles southeast of the village....
, Clanfield
Clanfield, Hampshire
Clanfield is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 2.4 miles north of Horndean, just west of the A3 road....
, Catherington
Catherington
Catherington is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 1 mile northwest of Horndean, just west of the A3 road.The nearest railway station in 3.3 miles southeast of the village, at Rowlands Castle....
, Crookhorn, Denmead
Denmead
Denmead is a village in Hampshire, England. It is part of the City of Winchester district. As of 2005, it had a population of 6,457 and an electorate of 4,987....
, Hambledon
Hambledon, Hampshire
Hambledon is a small village and civil parish in the county of Hampshire in England, situated about north of Portsmouth.Hambledon is best known as the 'Cradle of Cricket'. It is thought that Hambledon Club, one of the oldest cricket clubs known, was formed about 1750...
, Horndean
Horndean
Horndean is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 8 miles north of Portsmouth.The nearest railway station is 2.2 miles southeast of the village at Rowlands Castle....
and Widley
Widley
Widley is an area of the Greater Portsmouth conurbation in the south of England near Waterlooville and Purbrook. It is on the dip slope of the South Downs just north of the ridge called Portsdown Hill....
. It forms part of the South Hampshire
South Hampshire
South Hampshire or Solent City is a term used mainly to refer to the metropolitan area formed by the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton and their suburbs and commuter towns, in southern Hampshire, England. The area has population of around 1 million based on the 2001 census...
conurbation. The old A3 London
London
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to Portsmouth road still goes through the town.
The town is twinned with Maurepas, Yvelines
Maurepas, Yvelines
Maurepas is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the center.-demography:-History:...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Henstedt-Ulzburg
Henstedt-Ulzburg
Henstedt-Ulzburg is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-Geography:The municipality of Henstedt-Ulzburg is situated on the outskirts of Hamburg approx. 30 km north of Hamburg and 13 km north of Norderstedt. Currently it is the largest municipality in...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
History
Legend has it that it was named after the pubPublic house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
that stood at the centre of town, then known as Waitland End. The Heroes of Waterloo was named because on its opening day a long column of weary soldiers, who had just disembarked at Portsmouth returning home from the Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
in 1815, decided to stop there and celebrate their victory. According to local legend, many of them settled there; at any rate the public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
was renamed in their honour and the area around the pub became known as Waterlooville.
The original "Heroes" public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
was at a crossroads near the main bus-stop. A new pub has taken the name and is located at the northern end of the shopping precinct.
The local electrical shop, called Eric Jackson's Ltd, has been open since 1928 and is the oldest retailer in the town. The business now in its 3rd generation was started by Eric, then Michael and is now run by Peter Jackson.
The town centre was closed to traffic in 1981 when a bypass was constructed to take traffic away from the main shopping area. An underpass was constructed for pedestrians walking up along the Hambledon road. Between 1982–83 the old road was then fully converted to a pedestrian precinct. The bypass, initially anonymous, was named Maurepas Way sometime after the two towns were twinned in 1995.
In 2002 the local council allowed developers to build the Hambledon Road Retail Park and associated car park over the established primary pedestrian route. This resulted in pedestrians and cyclists having to negotiate the busy car park in order to do their regular business in town.
Near the town centre is the rebuilt St George's church. During the 1950s and 1960s the surrounding area saw extensive growth in housing, when large suburban public and private housing estates were constructed. This resulted in the original Victorian church failing to cope with the population growth. Plans for a new church were started and in 1970 the new church was built on the site of the old church. Parts of the old church were retained.
In July 2011 the town saw the consecration of its first Roman Catholic Church. For the preceding eighty years the growing Catholic community in the town had utilsed at first one aisle of, and ultimately the entire of the chapel at St Michaels convent. However the decision of the sisters of Our Lady of Charity to sell the main convent site coupled with the inadequate capacity led to a new church being required. The new church which is dedicated to "The Sacred Heart and St Peter the Apostle" sits to the north of the town centre on London Road.
Transport
The main shopping precinct is served by First in Hampshire & Dorset bus routes 40/X40, 41, 45 and 45A, and Stagecoach services 37 and 39. The A3 Bus Corridor priority route (constructed between 2003–2007) serves the town. , the shopping precinct is closed to all road traffic other than buses.The nearest train station is located in Bedhampton
Bedhampton railway station
Bedhampton railway station serves the former village of Bedhampton, now a suburb lying a mile west of the centre of Havant, in Hampshire, England.-History:...
and is on the main train route between London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
. For a time, South West trains provided a direct bus link to Petersfield railway station
Petersfield railway station
Petersfield railway station is a railway station serving the market town of Petersfield, Hampshire, England. It is located on the Portsmouth Direct Line which runs between London and Portsmouth ....
via Horndean, enabling quick access to fast London-bound trains, but now the link to Petersfield is Stagecoach service 37 via Clanfield. Havant railway station
Havant railway station
Havant railway station is a railway station near Portsmouth.It is located on the Portsmouth Direct Line which runs between London and Portsmouth...
is served by Stagecoach service 39, and stations in Portsmouth by First services 40/X40, 41, 45 and 45A. For westbound trains the station at Cosham
Cosham railway station
Cosham railway station serves the former village of Cosham, today a northern suburb of the city of Portsmouth in southern England.Opened in 1847 by the London and South Western Railway , it is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton...
, served by the local bus services, is on the line between Portsmouth and Fareham
Fareham
The market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, England, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly in the centre of the South Hampshire conurbation.It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area...
.
Sport
The town's senior non-league football side is Havant & Waterlooville F.C.Havant & Waterlooville F.C.
Havant & Waterlooville Football Club are an English football club based in Havant, Hampshire. The club formed in 1998 after a merger between Havant Town and Waterlooville, and are currently members of the Conference South. Nicknamed The Hawks, they play at West Leigh Park.-History:In 1998 Havant...
The team was drawn against Liverpool FC in the FA Cup in the 2007/08 season. Liverpool won the match 5-2, after Havant & Waterlooville had taken the lead with a goal from Richard Pacquette in the 8th minute. With Havant & Waterlooville F.C.
Havant & Waterlooville F.C.
Havant & Waterlooville Football Club are an English football club based in Havant, Hampshire. The club formed in 1998 after a merger between Havant Town and Waterlooville, and are currently members of the Conference South. Nicknamed The Hawks, they play at West Leigh Park.-History:In 1998 Havant...
twice leading Liverpool, the match was promoted by the English FA as a fine example of what the FA Challenge Cup is all about. Waterlooville also has a swimming pool which is home to Havant & Waterlooville Swimming Club. Waterlooville Cricket Club play their home games at Jubilee Park, they run 3 Saturday sides and have a thriving youth setup. They currently compete in Hampshire League division 1.
Hordean Hawks are based in Horndean, Waterlooville and who entered the Portsmouth Saturday Football League
Portsmouth Saturday Football League
The Portsmouth Saturday Football League is a football competition based in Hampshire, England. It was formed in 2000.The league currently has four divisions, the highest of which, the Premier Division, sits at level 12 of the English football league system...
for the 1st time in the season 2010 to 2011, won the Division 3 Championship and the Len Day Cup at the 1st attempt.
Politics
The town is within the Borough of HavantHavant (borough)
Havant is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Havant. Other places within the Borough include Bedhampton, Cowplain, Emsworth, Hayling Island, Purbrook, Waterlooville and Widley...
and includes the Waterloo, Hart Plain
Hart Plain
Hart Plain is part of Waterlooville and is the north-western-most ward in the borough of Havant. The population of Hart Plain is 8755 and makes up 7.3% of Havant borough's population....
, Cowplain, and Stakes wards.
The town is partly within 3 parliamentary constituencies Meon Valley constituency
Meon Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
Meon Valley is a new county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, created for the 2010 general election...
the current MP being the Conservative
Conservatism
Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...
George Hollingbery
George Hollingbery
George Michael Edward Hollingbery is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Meon Valley, a new Hampshire constituency created as a result of changes made by the Boundary Commission for England.Hollingbery was educated...
, East Hampshire
East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)
East Hampshire is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, the current MP being the Conservative
Conservatism
Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...
Damian Hinds
Damian Hinds
Damian Patrick George Hinds is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament for the East Hampshire constituency.-Education:Hinds was educated at St...
, and Havant
Havant (constituency)
Havant is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
with the MP being David Willetts
David Willetts
David Linsay Willetts is a British Conservative Party politician and the Minister of State for Universities and Science. He is the Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Havant in Hampshire.-Education:...
, also a Conservative.
GEC Marconi built a site at Waterlooville for their Underwater Systems in the early 1980s, for the Stingray anti-submarine torpedo. A peace camp was set up near the construction site. After completion of the GEC building, a free music festival was held at Old Park Farm in Waterlooville called Torpedo Town. A second Torpedo Town festival was held in August 1987 at Bramdean Common
Bramdean Common
Bramdean Common is near Winchester, Hampshire.Bramdean means "the valley where brooms grow" - broom being the gorse bush originally prevalent in the valley that carries a yellow flower. There was a Roman villa near the village, excavated in 1824. The name goes back to 923. It is close to Hinton...
near Winchester
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
.
Development
Much of Waterlooville as well as Purbrook, Cowplain and Horndean, has 'spread' out from London Road. However to the west of Waterlooville and Purbrook, (the area bordered by Hambledon Road and London Road) contains much undeveloped land. As a result the centre of Waterlooville borders fields to the west just a few hundred meters away, while to the north, east and south it is bordered by housing estates and Cowplain and Purbrook respectively. This is due to the fact that Waterlooville, which is part of Havant Borough Council, is bordered by Winchester City Council and so has hindered any plans in the past. This is much evident with the lack of street lights on a stretch of Hambledon Road between Denmead and Waterloovlle.However as of 2009, years of planning and joint involvement of Havant and Winchester councils are now becoming to fruition with the 'West of Waterlooville Major Development Area' housing scheme, starting with Maurepas Roundabout, being enlarged to accommodate for a new road and increased traffic that comes with the new homes. As of August 2009, major works have not begun on the main area of development, but construction is well underway on an attached development, on the site of Old Park Farm, opposite the Falcon Pub and nearby shops.
Education
Waterlooville contains ten primary schools: Morelands Primary School, Meadowlands Junior and Infants School,Padnell Infants and Junior School, Hart Plain Infants and Junior schools, Stakes Hill Infant School, Hulbert Junior School, Waite End Primary School, Purbrook Junior School
Purbrook Junior School
Purbrook Junior School is a mixed Junior Community School maintained by Hampshire County Council, situated between Portsmouth and Waterlooville in Hampshire. The school teaches around 385 pupils aged between 7 – 11 years of age....
, Queens Inclosure Primary and St. Peter's Catholic Primary.
It contains five secondary schools: Horndean Technology College, Cowplain Community School, Oaklands Catholic School
Oaklands Catholic School
Oaklands Catholic School is a Roman Catholic voluntary comprehensive coeducational school and sixth form college located in Waterlooville, Hampshire. It opened in 1966, although its history can be traced back to 1902. Around 1300 students attend the school with over 150 in the Sixth Form. Oaklands...
, Purbrook Park School
Purbrook Park school
Purbrook Park School, often referred to as PPS, is a comprehensive co-educational secondary specialist language school situated in Purbrook, north of Portsmouth, Hampshire. The school has an enrollment number of approximately 800 pupils, aged 11 through to 16. Once admitted into the school, each...
(Language College) and The Crookhorn College of Technology.
There are two colleges, Oaklands Catholic Sixth Form College and South Downs College
South Downs College
South Downs College is a further education college located in Waterlooville, to the north of Portsmouth, England.The College occupies a single site, purpose-built campus on Portsdown Hill, within the Borough of Havant....
.
Notable residents
- Michael GilesMichael GilesMichael Giles is an English drummer, best known as a co-founder of King Crimson in 1969...
, drummer, King CrimsonKing CrimsonKing Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...
, born Waterlooville - Beatrice ShillingBeatrice ShillingBeatrice Shilling OBE PhD MSc CEng was an aeronautical engineer who was responsible for correcting a serious defect in the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine during the Second World War. She also was a well-known racing motorcyclist....
, aeronautical engineer, born Waterlooville - Simon WhitlockSimon WhitlockSimon Whitlock is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, although he did have a spell playing in the rival organisation, the British Darts Organisation. He uses the nickname The Wizard for his matches...
, darts player, born CessnockCessnock, New South WalesCessnock is a city in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about by road west of Newcastle. It is the administrative centre of the Cessnock City Council LGA and was named after an 1826 grant of land called Cessnock Estate, which was owned by John Campbell...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...