Valley Park, Chandler's Ford Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:50.985°N -1.395°W[1]
Official Name:Valley Park
Population:7551
Population Ref:(2017 estimate)[2]
Civil Parish:Valley Park
Shire District:Test Valley
Shire County:Hampshire
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:Eastleigh
Post Town:EASTLEIGH
Postcode Area:SO
Postcode District:SO53 4
Dial Code:023
Os Grid Reference:SU42532079
Website:http://www.valleyparkparish.org/

Valley Park is a civil parish and a new town in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. The part of the parish is called Knightwood.

History

Valley Park sits near an Iron Age settlement.[3] [4]

The area underwent a large amount of development from the mid-1980s [5] to the 2000s.[6] West of Knightwood Road was developed starting in 1994 and doubled the size of the town.[7]

Amenities

Valley Park has local schools, a supermarket,[8] a community centre[9] and a leisure centre.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valley Park. 7 September 2020. Ordnance Survey.
  2. Web site: Population estimates for Parishes in England and Wales . 7 September 2020 . Office for National Statistics.
  3. Web site: Ancient fort discovered. 7 September 2020. Daily Echo.
  4. Web site: Valley Park From Prehistory To The Present Day. 10 November 2022. Test Valley Borough Council.
  5. Web site: History of Valley Park. https://web.archive.org/web/20160620122032/http://valleyparkparish.org/about/history.aspx. 2016-06-20. live. 7 September 2020. Valley Park Parish Council.
  6. Web site: Modal Age of Properties Map. 7 September 2020. CDRC.
  7. Web site: Parish History. 7 September 2020. St Francis Parish.
  8. Web site: Valley Park Soton Express. 7 September 2020. Tesco.
  9. Web site: Valley Park Community Centre. 7 September 2020. Valley Park Community Centre.
  10. Web site: Knightwood Leisure Centre. 7 September 2020. Places Leisure.