Towns & cities · South East England
Hook
Also known as: Hook, Hart
Hook — village in Hart district, Hampshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hook · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Hook is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 6,824 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Hart district, Hampshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.2773°, -0.9633°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Hook Common and Bartley Heath SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Basingstoke Canal SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Hook is a civil parish and large village in the Hart District of northern Hampshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (10 km) east of Basingstoke and 36 miles (58 km) northeast of Southampton, on the A30 national route, just north of Junction 5 of the M3 motorway. London is 41 miles (66 km) northeast of the village. The 2021 Census recorded Hook's population as 9,100. Hook railway station has direct rail links to both London Waterloo and Basingstoke with indirect routes to Reading, Salisbury, and Southampton. Rail services are provided by South Western Railway. Among the businesses located in Hook are Serco and Trimble Navigation. Between 2004 and 2006, Hook expanded eastwards with the development of the Holt Park residential area, and from 2020 northeastwards with the Green Hart Park and Oakwood Grange developments.
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Background
History
Until the 18th century, there were only a few scattered farms in the area. The area of Murrell Green had existed as a village previously, but lay abandoned for years. Small hamlets did not begin to appear until inns were built to serve travellers. Hook was on the main London to Exeter stagecoach route. Late in the eighteenth century, a turnpike was built to ease the ascent of the steep Scures Hill, west of the village. In 1883, Hook railway station was built, and the village began to grow with railway workers and commuters settling in Hook. During the late 19th century, Thomas Ellwood (1819-1902) lived in a house situated on modern Sheldon’s Lane. He was a minor landowner and railway…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2773, -0.9633
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- Hart
- Parish
- Hook
- Postcode
- RG27 9JZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Hampshire
- Population
- 6,824
- Nearest railway station
- Hook — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.hook.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q616126 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hook, Hart (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Hook, Wild Herons - geograph.org.uk - 119551.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hook?
- Hook is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RG27 9JZ), in the parish of Hook.
- Is Hook a protected site?
- Yes — Hook is part of the Hook Common and Bartley Heath SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Basingstoke Canal SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Hook free to visit?
- Yes, Hook is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hook?
- The nearest railway station is Hook, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RG27 9JZ.