Kempshott
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Kempshott is an area and housing estate in Basingstoke located to the west of Pack Lane and north of Winchester Road.
The Kempshott estate dates back to the early 1700s where the Duke of Edinburgh stayed at Kempshott House (now demolished to make way for the M3) and later had his honeymoon there in 1795 with Caroline of Brunswick.
The estate has since developed with the creation of Homesteads Road and Kempshott Lane to generate a farming community. However, this changed quickly to aid 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 as the Lakes (between Homesteads Road and Pack Lane), the Flowers (off Heather Way), and the Birds (off 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.
Kempshott Infants and Junior Schools are off Homesteads Road. The convenience store is Tesco Express.
