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Elvetham Heath

Village and civil parish in Hampshire, England

Elvetham Heath

Village and civil parish in Hampshire, England

Elvetham Heath Nature Reserve which is a Local Nature Reserve and a heathland restoration project.

Elvetham Heath is a residential area and civil parish, containing 1,894 homes on a 311 acre site, just outside the north western boundary of the town of Fleet in the English county of Hampshire. Construction of Elvetham Heath began in the summer of 1999 and ended in June 2008. The population of the civil parish at the 2021 Census was 5,269.

Location

Elvetham Heath was built on reclaimed pine plantation/heathland between the M3 motorway and the London-Southampton railway line, 2 mi north of Fleet town centre. Formerly known as Railroad Heath, it previously belonged to the local Calthorpe Estate.

Elvetham Heath serves as a commuter area to local towns; Basingstoke some 12 mi to the west, Reading is 16 mi to the north and London is 37 mi to the northeast. The development is located precisely midway between Southampton and London. It is adjacent to the M3 motorway, 12 mi from the M4, and 14 mi from the M25. Fleet railway station is approximately 1.2 mi from the centre of the development.

Nature reserve

The district has a Local Nature Reserve, Elvetham Heath LNR, managed by Hart District Council.

References

References

  1. "Nomis Parish Profiles".
  2. [http://www.elvethamheath.org.uk/ Elvetham Heath Parish Council]
  3. "Nomis Parish Profiles".
  4. "Elvetham Heath". Natural England.
  5. "Map of Elvetham Heath". Natural England.
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