Elvetham Heath
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Elvetham Heath is a residential area and civil parish, containing 1,894 homes[1] on a Template:Convert 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[2] and ended in June 2008. The population of the civil parish at the 2021 Census was 5,269.[3]
Location
Elvetham Heath was built on reclaimed pine plantation/heathland between the M3 motorway and the London-Southampton railway line, Template:Convert 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 Template:Convert to the west, Reading is Template:Convert to the north and London is Template:Convert to the northeast. The development is located precisely midway between Southampton and London. It is adjacent to the M3 motorway, Template:Convert from the M4, and Template:Convert from the M25. Fleet railway station is approximately Template:Convert from the centre of the development.
Nature reserve
The district has a Local Nature Reserve, Elvetham Heath LNR,[4][5] managed by Hart District Council.
References
External links
- Official site of Elvetham Heath Parish Council
- On The Heath Local community website and forum for Elvetham Heath