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.