Charlton, Hampshire

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Coordinates: 51°13′14″N 1°29′54″W / 51.220525°N 1.49834°W

Charlton
Charlton Charlton shown within Hampshire
District	Test Valley
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Andover
Postcode district	SP10
Dialling code	01264
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	North West Hampshire
List of places UK England Hampshire

Charlton is a small village and civil parish north-west of Andover. Due to the expansion of Andover in recent years the two settlements are now effectively contiguous. As of 2005, the village has a population of 2053 people .

Charlton Lakeside

There are also a number of other sporting venues to suit everyone of all ages provided by Charlton Leisure centre. These include:

6 Football pitches (1 floodlit)
2 Cricket pitches
6 Lane all weather floodlit running track
1 Artificial turf pitch (floodlit)
18 hole pitch and putt course
18 hole adventure golf course
Children's playground
Boating lake
Fishing lake
BMX Track

Sporting events

Test Valley Cycle Tour The RPM Challenge Bike Ride Of The Day Andover RFC The annual Mini Marathon

St. Thomas' Community Hall

Along with all the sporting facilities in the village, the local church also provides many services to the community.

The Royal Oak

Like any traditional English village, the Royal Oak is Charlton's local pub, providing a valuable service to many of the locals. The pub also has various pool, dart and football teams as well as a very popular weekly quiz night.

Shops in Charlton

Apart from the Tesco mini-market which took over from the One Stop chain in 2007, the only other shop in the village is Charlton Premier Shop - a local produce and mini-market. The original shop in the place of the Premier shop was Behind The Bikeshed- a cycle shop known in the area for its evening rides both on-road and off-road. Behind the Bike Shed has moved to Andover to larger premises.

References

External links

Media related to Charlton, Hampshire at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Towns, villages and hamlets in the Test Valley District of Hampshire, England

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