Hatch Warren
Encyclopedia
Hatch Warren is a district and ward of Basingstoke
in Hampshire
, west of the town centre. Neighbouring housing estate
s include Kempshott
and Brighton Hill
. It is primarily served by Brighton Hill Community College
(a secondary school
) and two junior school
s, St Mark's and Hatch Warren.
It lies within the Hatch Warren & Beggarwood ward
of Basingstoke and Deane
Borough Council.
Hatch Warren shares a Newsletter, the Rabbiter, with Beggarwood and Kempshott Park, and has a small retail park, which includes a supermarket and a petrol station. It also has one pub which is named 'The Portsmouth Arms.' The Pub was due to open in 1996, but was destroyed by arson. It did however open a year later.
It occupies part of the farm which was the home and head office of Rex Paterson
, the noted agriculturalist, when it was part of the estate of the Earls of Portsmouth.
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...
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...
, west of the town centre. Neighbouring housing estate
Housing estate
A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. Accordingly, a housing estate is usually built by a single contractor, with only a few styles of house or building design, so they tend to be uniform in appearance...
s include Kempshott
Kempshott
Kempshott is a ward of Basingstoke on the western edge of the town, to the south of Pack Lane and north of Winchester Road.The Kempshott estate dates back to the early 18th century A. M.W...
and Brighton Hill
Brighton Hill
Brighton Hill is a district of Basingstoke, England, that was formed around 1970 as part of the Town Centre Development Plan. The area is bounded to the west by the newer housing estate of Hatch Warren and by the A30. To the east of Brighton Hill, the Viables Industrial Estate and Cranbourne...
. It is primarily served by Brighton Hill Community College
Brighton Hill Community College
Brighton Hill Community College is located in Brighton Hill, Basingstoke in the county of Hampshire in the south of England. The Headteacher is Mr Charlie Currie, and the school has specialist status as a Sports College and Language College.Brighton Hill has run exchange trips with Marienschule, a...
(a secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
) and two junior school
Junior school
A junior school is a type of school which caters for children, often between the ages of 7 and 11.-Australia:In Australia, a junior school is usually a part of a private school that educates children between the ages of 5 and 12....
s, St Mark's and Hatch Warren.
It lies within the Hatch Warren & Beggarwood ward
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
of Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. Its primary settlement is Basingstoke. Other settlements include Bramley, Tadley, Kingsclere, Overton, Oakley, Whitchurch and the hamlet of Deane, some from Basingstoke....
Borough Council.
Hatch Warren shares a Newsletter, the Rabbiter, with Beggarwood and Kempshott Park, and has a small retail park, which includes a supermarket and a petrol station. It also has one pub which is named 'The Portsmouth Arms.' The Pub was due to open in 1996, but was destroyed by arson. It did however open a year later.
It occupies part of the farm which was the home and head office of Rex Paterson
Rex Paterson
Rex Munro Paterson OBE was an English agricultural pioneer whose extensive business and meticulous record keeping enabled him to carry out research and development in dairy farming systems on a scale that would have been beyond most research institutions.-Biography:The son of a clergyman, he was...
, the noted agriculturalist, when it was part of the estate of the Earls of Portsmouth.
External links
- Hatch Warren Community Site
- The History Of Hatch Warren
- Basingstoke and Deane Council
- Hatch Warren & Beggarwood Councillors