Kempshott
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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. Stirling editor of Stephen Terry's The Diaries of Dummer states that the Prince of Wales rented Kempshot House around 1788 as a hunting lodge(It was demolished at the time of the construction of the M3. Kempshott appears to be a 20c spelling). he brought Mrs Fitzherbert here and it was stated that it was furnished to her taste. The Prince of Wales later had his honeymoon in the house in 1795 with Caroline of Brunswick.
The estate developed with the creation of Homesteads Road and Kempshott Lane to generate a farming community. However, this changed quickly with the London overspill
and Kempshott soon became part of Basingstoke.
The housing was largely built in the 1970s and early 1980s in three phases referred to and having the roads named after, Lakes (Between Homesteads Road and Pack Lane), Flowers (East side of Kempshott Lane, south of Homesteads Way), and Birds (West side of Kempshott Lane).
The main road through the estate is Kempshott Lane with Homesteads Road, Coniston Road and Heather Way forming access routes and Kestrel Road, Heron Way and Gracemere Crescent forming crescents with residential cul-de-sacs. In recent years an additional housing development referred to as Gabriel Park was built and is situated at the A30 end of Kempshott Lane.
Kempshott has an Infants and Junior School which are situated off Homesteads Road. Nearby is Buckingham Parade the location where a number of shops are situated. There is a convenience store Tesco
Express, a hairdresser, an estate agent, a chip shop and a pub.
There are two churches in the Kempshott area. One is St Marks and is situated at the top of Homesteads Road. The other
is Kempshott Methodist Church and is situated on Kempshott Lane just up from the Fiveways junction.
Kempshott has its own village hall which hosts a variety of activities and meetings. In addition there is the Kempshott Conservation Group which was formed in 2006 and is actively encouraging the biodiversity of the green areas found in Kempshott.
A cycle/footpath was constructed in about 2005 to connect the A30 with Pack Lane. It starts in the south from the Traffic Lights on the A30, opposite the entrance to the Beggarwood Estate, and runs down hill along the developed western edge of Kempshott, skirting and connected to Gabriel Park, Gracemere Crescent, Heron Way and Kestrel Road, before reaching Pack Lane, approximately 100 yards from the Traffic Light junction referred to as 'Five Ways'.
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of Basingstoke
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...
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. Stirling editor of Stephen Terry's The Diaries of Dummer states that the Prince of Wales rented Kempshot House around 1788 as a hunting lodge(It was demolished at the time of the construction of the M3. Kempshott appears to be a 20c spelling). he brought Mrs Fitzherbert here and it was stated that it was furnished to her taste. The Prince of Wales later had his honeymoon in the house in 1795 with Caroline of Brunswick.
The estate developed with the creation of Homesteads Road and Kempshott Lane to generate a farming community. However, this changed quickly with the London overspill
London overspill
London overspill is the term given to the communities created - largely consisting of publicly provided housing - as a result of the Government policy of moving residents out of Greater London, England into other towns around the South East, East Anglia and beyond.-Policy development:The policy...
and Kempshott soon became part of Basingstoke.
The housing was largely built in the 1970s and early 1980s in three phases referred to and having the roads named after, Lakes (Between Homesteads Road and Pack Lane), Flowers (East side of Kempshott Lane, south of Homesteads Way), and Birds (West side of Kempshott Lane).
The main road through the estate is Kempshott Lane with Homesteads Road, Coniston Road and Heather Way forming access routes and Kestrel Road, Heron Way and Gracemere Crescent forming crescents with residential cul-de-sacs. In recent years an additional housing development referred to as Gabriel Park was built and is situated at the A30 end of Kempshott Lane.
Kempshott has an Infants and Junior School which are situated off Homesteads Road. Nearby is Buckingham Parade the location where a number of shops are situated. There is a convenience store Tesco
Tesco
Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits...
Express, a hairdresser, an estate agent, a chip shop and a pub.
There are two churches in the Kempshott area. One is St Marks and is situated at the top of Homesteads Road. The other
is Kempshott Methodist Church and is situated on Kempshott Lane just up from the Fiveways junction.
Kempshott has its own village hall which hosts a variety of activities and meetings. In addition there is the Kempshott Conservation Group which was formed in 2006 and is actively encouraging the biodiversity of the green areas found in Kempshott.
A cycle/footpath was constructed in about 2005 to connect the A30 with Pack Lane. It starts in the south from the Traffic Lights on the A30, opposite the entrance to the Beggarwood Estate, and runs down hill along the developed western edge of Kempshott, skirting and connected to Gabriel Park, Gracemere Crescent, Heron Way and Kestrel Road, before reaching Pack Lane, approximately 100 yards from the Traffic Light junction referred to as 'Five Ways'.