Clanfield, Hampshire

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Clanfield

Statistics

Population:

c. 4500

Ordnance Survey

Administration

Clanfield

Other

Services

Hampshire Constabulary

Fire and rescue:

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Ambulance:

South Central

Post office and telephone

Post town:

WATERLOOVILLE

Postal district:

PO8

Dialling code:

023 (92)

Politics

St James Church, Clanfield

Clanfield Well and Thatched Cover

Clanfield Pond

The Rising Sun Pub

Clanfield is a village and civil parish located between Waterlooville and Petersfield in Hampshire, United Kingdom.

The surrounding villages are Horndean, Catherington, Chalton, East Meon, and Hambledon. It is at 50°56′N 1°00′W

It is in the very south of the district of East Hampshire. It has a semi-rural character with 3 sides of the village being surrounded by fields including Queen Elizabeth Country Park.

It is situated is about 12 miles north of Portsmouth and six miles south of Petersfield and sits to the just west of the main A3 road, just north of where the A3(M) (Motorway) ends. It is in the far east of the county of Hampshire.

Clanfield is overlooked from the otherside of the A3 road by Windmill Hill and Chalton Windmill which stands at 193 metres above sea level. Many references in Clanfield feature the windmill, like Windmill Garage.

The population of Clanfield is c. 4500 (estimated 2002).

Clanfield consists of two parts, Old Clanfield and Clanfield. Old Clanfield has been around for roughly 250 years and Clanfield 30 years. Starting with Old Clanfield, it is not very large at all, yet there are more shops and takeaways than in the newer half. It is on (next to) a main road which means it is very easy to access and buses run through it a lot. It is also very close to a skatepark, this is very good as youths have something to do. Clanfield is slightly larger than its elder yet still much smaller than the neighbouring village of Horndean. The Clanfield shopping facilities are superior, containing a newsagent, greengrocer, Chinese takeaway, an excellent butcher, hardware store, Costcutter, Video shop, two hairdressers, and the Co-Op. Recently opened is the high quality Mela Indian Restaurant, and we await a redevelopment which promises to bring a wine bar/coffee shop.

Clanfield is a popular area for walkers, with Queen Elizabeth Country Park being next to the village. The old village also has a recently restored pond, a thatched village well, and the church of St. James.

There are two schools. Petersgate Infant in Clanfield and Clanfield County Junior School in old Clanfield.

Clanfield is twinned with Val d'Oison, France

1 History
2 Politics
3 Public Transport
4 Community, and sport
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6 Business
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[edit] History

The name Clanfield is derived from the Old English and means "field clean of weeds".

Clanfield was historically a small farming community centred about the church of St James, that dates from 1305 and was rebuilt in 1875 and contains two ancient mediaeval bells. The community in 1929 recorded the population as 129, by the late 1940's almost 500, and in 1998 over 4500, with almost 1700 households and growing.

[edit] Politics

Clanfield has a parish council, two councillors for the Clanfield and Finchdean ward of East Hampshire District Council, and one councillor for the Petersfield Butser electoral division of Hampshire County Council.

Clanfield is in the East Hampshire constituency for elections to the House of Commons and the South East England constituency for elections to the European Parliament.

[edit] Public Transport

The number 41 bus from First buses runs to Southsea and Portsmouth from Clanfield and the 38 goes to Petersfield, which is the nearest larger Railway station. The nearest (slow train) railway station is at Rowlands Castle railway station

[edit] Community, and sport

There are two parks in Clanfield. Both have swings and other child play items and one (Peel Park) has a skateboard park. South Lane Meadow has a cricket ground, and Peel Park has football pitches set up. There is a new changing room at Peel Park. Clanfield has a large football club called Clanfield (Hampshire) F.C.

Clanfield's major community centres are Clanfield Memorial Hall, in South Lane, Clanfield, the St James Church Hall and Leader Hall, Little Hyden Lane (For the Scouts)

There are three public houses. The Rising Sun in the old village and the Hogs Lodge on the outskirts near the A3 and the famous Bat and Ball Inn, in Hyden Farm Lane, opposite the 'Home of Cricket', Broadhalfpenny Down cricket ground. The boundary between Clanfield and Hambledon used to run through the Bat & Ball and you can still see the brass strip marking the old boundary running across the floor.

Great use is also made of the neighbouring villages facilities.

Also in (near) Clanfield is the Clanfield Observatory run by the Hampshire Astronomical Group, who have open days. The observatory is next to one of Portsmouth Water's reservoirs.