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Valley Park sits near an [[Iron Age]] settlement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/5632727.ancient-fort-discovered/|title=Ancient fort discovered|accessdate=7 September 2020|publisher=Daily Echo}}</ref> |
Valley Park sits near an [[Iron Age]] settlement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/5632727.ancient-fort-discovered/|title=Ancient fort discovered|accessdate=7 September 2020|publisher=Daily Echo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.testvalley.gov.uk/assets/attach/2807/ValleyPark.pdf |title=Valley Park From Prehistory To The Present Day|accessdate=10 November 2022|publisher=[[Test Valley Borough Council]]}}</ref>. |
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The area underwent a large amount of development from the mid-1980s <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.valleyparkparish.org/about/history.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620122032/http://valleyparkparish.org/about/history.aspx|archive-date=2016-06-20|url-status=live|title=History of Valley Park|accessdate=7 September 2020|publisher=Valley Park Parish Council}}</ref> to the 2000s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.cdrc.ac.uk/#/metrics/dwellingage/default/BTTTFFT/14/-1.3961/50.9843/|title=Modal Age of Properties Map|accessdate=7 September 2020|publisher=CDRC}}</ref> West of Knightwood Road was developed starting in 1994 and doubled the size of the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stfrancis-valleypark.org.uk/our-church/parish-history/|title=Parish History|accessdate=7 September 2020|publisher=St Francis Parish}}</ref> |
The area underwent a large amount of development from the mid-1980s <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.valleyparkparish.org/about/history.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620122032/http://valleyparkparish.org/about/history.aspx|archive-date=2016-06-20|url-status=live|title=History of Valley Park|accessdate=7 September 2020|publisher=Valley Park Parish Council}}</ref> to the 2000s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.cdrc.ac.uk/#/metrics/dwellingage/default/BTTTFFT/14/-1.3961/50.9843/|title=Modal Age of Properties Map|accessdate=7 September 2020|publisher=CDRC}}</ref> West of Knightwood Road was developed starting in 1994 and doubled the size of the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stfrancis-valleypark.org.uk/our-church/parish-history/|title=Parish History|accessdate=7 September 2020|publisher=St Francis Parish}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:20, 10 November 2022
| Valley Park | |
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  Valley Park Location within Hampshire | |
| Population | 7,551 (2017 estimate)[2] |
| OS grid reference | SU42532079 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EASTLEIGH |
| Postcode district | SO53 4 |
| Dialling code | 023 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | http://www.valleyparkparish.org/ |
Valley Park is a civil parish and a new town in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. The part of the parish is called Knightwood.
History
Valley Park sits near an Iron Age settlement.[3][4].
The area underwent a large amount of development from the mid-1980s [5] to the 2000s.[6] West of Knightwood Road was developed starting in 1994 and doubled the size of the town.[7]
Amenities
Valley Park has local schools, a supermarket,[8] a community centre[9] and a leisure centre.[10]
References
- ^ "Valley Park". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Population estimates for Parishes in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Ancient fort discovered". Daily Echo. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Valley Park From Prehistory To The Present Day" (PDF). Test Valley Borough Council. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "History of Valley Park". Valley Park Parish Council. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Modal Age of Properties Map". CDRC. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Parish History". St Francis Parish. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Valley Park Soton Express". Tesco. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Valley Park Community Centre". Valley Park Community Centre. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Knightwood Leisure Centre". Places Leisure. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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