Frogmore, Hampshire
Encyclopedia
Frogmore is a small sub-village
in the northeast of the civil parish
of Yateley
in the English
county of Hampshire
.
It adjoins Darby Green and lies between the town
s of Yateley
and Blackwater
.
The village, part of the Frogmore & Darby Green ward, is administered by Yateley Town Council whilst neighbouring areas fall within the auspices of Blackwater and Hawley Town Council. Frogmore is often considered as a sub-village of both towns by local residents.
Frogmore's Post Office was shut down in 2004, it was a focal point of the community and sold old-fashioned sweets. Frogmore Community College is situated on the southeastern edge of Yateley, which includes a sports and leisure complex. Frogmore, Darby Green and Blackwater have a reputation as a mixed community of both affluent and low-income residents; it has a small ex-Romany population.
accent. This "'ampshire 'og" accent is around is apparent in much of rural Hampshire and similar accent in neighbouring Surrey and Berkshire.
In recent years the area has been subject to a sizeable Nepal
i Ghurka immigration.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the northeast of the 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...
of Yateley
Yateley
Yateley is a suburban town and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. It lies in the north-eastern corner of Hart District Council. It includes the settlements of Frogmore and Darby Green. It had a population of 21,011 according to the 2001 census...
in the English
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...
county of 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...
.
It adjoins Darby Green and lies between the town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
s of Yateley
Yateley
Yateley is a suburban town and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. It lies in the north-eastern corner of Hart District Council. It includes the settlements of Frogmore and Darby Green. It had a population of 21,011 according to the 2001 census...
and Blackwater
Blackwater, Hampshire
Blackwater is a small town in the north-eastern corner of the English county of Hampshire, lying in the Hart District.-Location:It is situated on the borders of both Berkshire and Surrey about north of Farnborough, west of Camberley and east of Basingstoke on the A30 road. Blackwater is situated...
.
The village, part of the Frogmore & Darby Green ward, is administered by Yateley Town Council whilst neighbouring areas fall within the auspices of Blackwater and Hawley Town Council. Frogmore is often considered as a sub-village of both towns by local residents.
Amenities
It houses a large, purpose-built village social hall (built in 2001), replacing an earlier one, a large village green, a modern medical surgery, a sizeable primary school, a pub (The Bell Inn), a modern church and a small shopping parade. An older church existed in the nearby Darby Green which burnt down in the 1980s.Frogmore's Post Office was shut down in 2004, it was a focal point of the community and sold old-fashioned sweets. Frogmore Community College is situated on the southeastern edge of Yateley, which includes a sports and leisure complex. Frogmore, Darby Green and Blackwater have a reputation as a mixed community of both affluent and low-income residents; it has a small ex-Romany population.
Culture
Despite immigration from other parts of the country, particularly from the London area, many inhabitants retain a loose HampshireHampshire
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...
accent. This "'ampshire 'og" accent is around is apparent in much of rural Hampshire and similar accent in neighbouring Surrey and Berkshire.
In recent years the area has been subject to a sizeable Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
i Ghurka immigration.