55-613: Hiltingbury is an area within the Borough of Eastleigh in Hampshire , England . There are two electoral wards representing Hiltingbury, returning a total of four councillors to the Borough Council. Hiltingbury Junior and Infant Schools share the same campus. The junior school opened in 1967, initially with six classes serving 201 children; today there are twelve classes, with 396 children. The infant school has nine classrooms, and takes on
110-415: A "local list" of buildings which are of local importance but do not meet English Heritage 's listing criteria. The area around Netley is particularly rich in notable historic landmarks, with Netley Abbey , Netley Castle and Netley Hospital all nearby. The borough also boasts Hampshire's only functioning windmill, Bursledon Windmill , and eight conservation areas . The M3 motorway runs through
165-608: A Saxon settlement was found during building works in the area immediately around the current South Stoneham House. The manor of South Stoneham was originally called Bishop's Stoneham, and was held by the Bishop of Winchester at the time of the Domesday Book . Other than St. Mary's Church (which is close to South Stoneham House but predates it considerably) and a few adjacent houses, there was no village of "South Stoneham"; instead these adjoined, as it does today, Swaythling ("now practically
220-610: A board of 16 governors. The original nine parishes were Botley, Burlesdon, Chilworth, Hamble, Hound, Milbrook, North Stoneham, St Mary's Extra, and South Stoneham. In 1851 the Union covered an area of 30,715 acres and had a population of 15,974. Following boundary changes in 1894 the parishes of Bitterne, Eastleigh, Hedge End, Itchen, Portswood, Shirley, Sholing and West End were added to the union. Sanitary districts were established in England and Wales in 1875. In rural districts (as South Stoneham
275-465: A limited timetable. The disused Itchen Navigation runs through the north of the borough, and in the south, Hamble is served by the Hamble-Warsash Ferry . The local education authority for Eastleigh is Hampshire County Council , which lists 40 schools in the borough. In addition, there are two further education colleges in the town of Eastleigh, and a number of private schools such as
330-640: A local board. Such districts were converted into urban districts in 1894, when Eastleigh was also made its own civil parish. Eastleigh Urban District was enlarged to take in the community of Bishopstoke in 1899, becoming the Eastleigh and Bishopstoke Urban District. The name was changed back to just Eastleigh in 1932. The first Eastleigh Borough was incorporated in 1936 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1882 . This conversion from Eastleigh Urban District Council to Eastleigh Borough Council allowed
385-409: A maximum of 90 Year R children each year in three reception classes. This Hampshire location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Eastleigh (borough) The Borough of Eastleigh is a local government district with borough status in Hampshire , England. It is named after its main town of Eastleigh , where the council is based. The borough also contains
440-526: A number of watercourses flow through Eastleigh, including the River Itchen , Monks Brook and the Itchen Navigation . The largest settlement in the borough is the town of Eastleigh itself, with a continuous urban area which now includes Chandler's Ford , Bishopstoke and Boyatt Wood . The only other settlement in the borough with town status is Hedge End . Due to the urban nature of Southampton and
495-401: A population of 515 in 1871, over 1,000 in 1881 and 3,613 in 1891. Despite the creation of the ecclesiastical parish, Eastleigh remained part of the civil parish of South Stoneham . In order to facilitate the creation of pavements with kerbs, drains and sewers, and street lights, a local government district covering the ecclesiastical parish of Eastleigh was established in 1893, governed by
550-406: A religion; the most popular non-Christian religions in the borough were Islam (1%), Hinduism (1%) and Sikhism (0.7%). The census also indicates that the residents of Eastleigh are generally in better health than those in England as a whole. Historically, the economy of the area has strong links with the transport industry. The proximity of substantial waterways made shipbuilding a major industry in
605-447: A suburb of Southampton, and [a] favourite residential quarter"), which became the generally used name for all the rest of the parish. The tenants of the manor apparently took their name from it; a Gregory de South Stoneham (or Gegory de Stoneham) is recorded there in 1236 and 1249, and in 1315 the manor was held by Nicholas de South Stoneham (son of Guy de South Stoneham). In 1348 Thomas de Stoneham and his wife Alice were lord and lady of
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#1733085895062660-531: A third of the council being elected each time for a four year term of office. Hampshire County Council elections are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no borough council elections. Most of the borough is covered by the Eastleigh parliamentary constituency , represented by Paul Holmes of the Conservative Party. The remaining wards, which cover Chandler's Ford and Hiltingbury , belong to
715-464: Is instead provided by the leader of the council . The leaders since 1976 have been: Following the 2024 election the composition of the council was: The next election is due in May 2026. Since the last boundary changes in 2018 the council has comprised 39 councillors representing 14 wards , with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with roughly
770-458: Is much more densely populated than South East England and England as a whole, with a population density of 1,712.1 people per square km ( South East England and England have population densities of 486.5 and 433.5 people per square km, respectively). 45.7% of Eastleigh's population state their religion as Christian, which is a significant decrease from 61.9% in 2011. 45.0% stated they had no religion (up from 28.5% in 2011) and 5.6% did not state
825-604: Is now Bitterne Park as well as part of the village of Swaythling (the northern part of the village was in the North Stoneham parish). It also included Allington (now within West End ) and Shamblehurst (now in Hedge End ). On 9 November 1920 the parish was abolished to form Southampton St Nicholas , part also went to West End . South Stoneham Poor Law Union was formed on 25 March 1835 with nine constituent parishes and overseen by
880-537: The British Isles (including the Channel Islands ) and some destinations in western continental Europe. Local bus services in Eastleigh are operated by Bluestar . Stagecoach South also operate some services. National coach operators such as National Express tend not to serve Eastleigh due to the close proximity of Southampton and Winchester to the borough. Megabus does serve Southampton Airport Parkway, on
935-611: The Eastleigh to Fareham Line , the West Coastway Line and the Cross Country Route . Passenger train operators serving the Eastleigh stations are South Western Railway , CrossCountry and Southern . Southampton Airport is located in the north west of the borough, just south of the town of Eastleigh itself. The airport is the 20th largest in the United Kingdom and flights operate from there to destinations throughout
990-558: The Hampshire Basin . The original Eastleigh borough was formed in 1936 following the incorporation of the former Eastleigh Urban District Council. The borough as it is today was formed in 1974, when the existing Borough of Eastleigh expanded to include part of the former Winchester Rural District as a result of the Local Government Act 1972 . The borough's Latin motto , "Salus populi suprema lex" translates as "The Welfare of
1045-515: The London and South Western Railway , with the Eastleigh Works building most of the company's engines. At present, the works maintains South Western Railway and CrossCountry trains. The works building is now home to Arlington Fleet Services, which provides a multitude of train maintenance services. Finally, Network Rail has a yard here, from which it carries out track maintenance. The economy of
1100-612: The River Hamble (separating it from Fareham ) and on the west by Southampton Water (separating it from the New Forest ). The Hamble flows into Southampton Water at Hamble-le-Rice , thus accounting for the borough's southern boundary. Further north, the borough borders Southampton to the west and the City of Winchester district to the north. As well as Southampton Water and the River Hamble,
1155-496: The Winchester constituency , represented by Steve Brine of the Conservative Party. The council has its main offices at Eastleigh House on Upper Market Street in Eastleigh. The building does not have a council chamber and so full council meetings are held in various locations, including The Point , a theatre which is the former town hall that was built in 1899 for the old Eastleigh and Bishopstoke Urban District Council. It remained
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#17330858950621210-433: The chapel of Netley Hospital , and Netley Castle among them. The borough also contains eight conservation areas and around 20,000 trees protected by tree preservation orders . The borough's origins begin with the formation of an ecclesiastical parish covering the hamlets of Eastley and Barton in 1868, in an area which was beginning to be developed around Bishopstoke railway station which had opened in 1839 to serve
1265-404: The parish church of St Mary and a few adjacent houses, there was no village of "South Stoneham". In the Domesday Book , the church at South Stoneham was the property of Richer the clerk, "who held this, with two dependent churches near Southampton, of the bishop of Winchester". Richer ("Richerius") was also the priest and holder of the benefice of St. Mary's Church at Southampton. The parish
1320-753: The Alluvium, which forms peaty soils around the floodplain of the River Itchen. As with the rest of the UK, Eastleigh experiences an oceanic climate ( Köppen Cfb ). The nearest weather station to the Borough is in Southampton, which has held the record for the highest temperature in the UK for June at 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) since 1976. In the 2021 census , Eastleigh had a population of 136,443 people consisting of 66,700 males (48.9%) and 69,743 females (51.1%). The borough
1375-640: The Gregg School in Chartwell Green and King's School in Fair Oak . The Borough of Eastleigh is twinned with: has a friendship alliance with: and has one Sister City : Eastleigh was awarded the European Flag of Honour in 1983 to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Borough's twinning with Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. The flag, which is awarded to local authorities which promote pan-Europe relationships,
1430-524: The Langhorn family until Stephen Langhorn, or Langher, sold it to John Capelyn for £ 140 in 1553. The Langhorn family's name remains familiar to present-day residents of the Swaythling area due to the presence of Langhorn Road. Capelyn sold the manor to William Conway in 1600, who sold it to Edmund Clerke in 1612; Clerke's son inherited the manor in 1634 but only survived for a further two years, at which point
1485-531: The People is the most important Law". The borough is served by two motorways and seven railway stations as well as an international airport . There is also a ferry linking Hamble-le-Rice in Eastleigh to Warsash in Fareham, and a disused canal running through the north of the borough. There are eight scheduled monuments and around 180 listed buildings in the borough, with Netley Abbey , Bursledon Windmill ,
1540-462: The authority to create byelaws and appoint a mayor. Notice of the petition for incorporation was served on the 1 February 1936, and the matter being raised for consideration on 16 March, along with petitions for the creation of boroughs for Crosby and Sale in North West England , among others. The modern borough was created in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , covering
1595-553: The borough is principally of poor to moderate agricultural quality although high grade land is present in pockets. The south of the borough has acid soils and gravels, but poorly drained clays predominate in the north. Most of the borough is covered by a series of clays and marls, with sandy and lignitic beds, part of the Bracklesham Group of beds. As well as clay soils, the Bracklesham Beds result in some bands of sandy soil to
1650-471: The borough today is dominated by the retail sector, which accounts for around 33 per cent of the jobs in the borough, and this proportion is rising. As well as the large Swan Centre, a shopping centre in the town of Eastleigh, there is a large out-of-town retail development near Hedge End which includes flagship stores for Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury's among others. Eastleigh also has proportionately more manufacturing and construction jobs than
1705-525: The early 20th century. In 1851 the parish had a population of 4961. As a result of the expansion of Southampton, the Local Government Act 1894 caused much of the parish of South Stoneham to be incorporated into newly formed neighbouring civil parishes, with the remaining parish covering 1,296 acres (5.24 km ; 2.03 sq mi). However the parish was still extensive, taking in the areas of Bevois Valley , Portswood , Mansbridge and what
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1760-436: The eastern side of the River Itchen from the site of the present day Eastleigh in the north to just above Northam Bridge in the south, and from Swaythling to the outskirts of the original town of Southampton on the western side of the river, and, prior to boundary changes in 1891-94, comprised the eight tithings of Allington , Barton, Bitterne , Boyatt , Eastleigh , Pollack, Portswood , and Shamblehurst . Other than
1815-559: The estate's grounds consisted of 110 acres, with 5 acres of water, compared to the much larger parish (1,296 acres, 26 of water). South Stoneham House was acquired, with South Hill (some two miles to the northwest), in 1920 to house male students at University College Southampton , later to become the University of Southampton, who still own the building as at January 2015. The original parish of South Stoneham covered over 8,000 acres (32.37 km ; 12.50 sq mi) and extended along
1870-471: The former borough plus seven parishes from the Winchester Rural District , being Botley , Bursledon , Fair Oak , Hamble , Hedge End , Hound and West End . Eastleigh's borough status passed to the enlarged district from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Eastleigh's series of mayors dating back to 1936. In 2006, the borough was ranked
1925-461: The manor on Edmund's behalf, fought a lawsuit attempting to gain control of the property; however in 1716, Edward Nicholas of Newton Valence took ownership of South Stoneham. William Sloane, whose brother founded the British Museum , purchased the manor from Nicholas in 1740, and it was subsequently owned by his son Hans Sloane, Jean Louis Bazalgette, and John Lane. Lane was declared bankrupt and
1980-673: The manor passed to Edmund Clerke's 8½-year-old grandson, another Edmund. This Edmund Clerke was the Sheriff of Hampshire and clerk to the Signet in 1671. Clerke the younger married the daughter of Giles Frampton, who took control of the manor after Clerke's death and sold it to Edmund Dummer , a former Surveyor of the Navy , in 1705. South Stoneham House was constructed in 1708 as the Dummers' family home, and has been attributed to Nicholas Hawksmoor . Dummer
2035-605: The manor was put up for sale in 1815 after which it was bought by John Willis Fleming , who also owned the manor of North Stoneham where a new house was being built for him at North Stoneham Park . When the new North Stoneham House was completed, John Willis Fleming moved there and leased South Stoneham House to General Joseph Gubbins until the general's death in 1832. In 1831 there was a major fire at North Stoneham, and John Willis Fleming returned to live in South Stoneham House again after Gubbins' death while North Stoneham
2090-448: The manor, and five heiresses of theirs – possibly daughters – held the manor in 1367. However, that year they quitclaimed it to Adam le Chaundle. The history is somewhat incomplete after that point, but records do exist of the manor being passed from Nicholas Fitz John to William Nicholl in 1436 and from John Langhorn to Thomas Payne in 1478. After Payne's death the manor passed to John Langhorn's son William, and it remained in
2145-520: The nation, but the number of jobs in these sectors is declining in the borough. The B&Q head office is in the Portswood House in Eastleigh , Eastleigh borough. There are eight scheduled ancient monuments in Eastleigh, around 180 listed buildings (9 of which are Grade II* listed, the remainder are Grade II) and over 800 tree preservation orders covering 20,000 trees across 5,000 properties. The council also maintains
2200-422: The ninth best place to live in the UK by a Channel 4 programme. Eastleigh Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Hampshire County Council . The whole borough is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The council has a strong tradition of attending to environmental matters and in 2008 was named a beacon council under
2255-454: The north of West End , and podzol soils around the M27 motorway west of Hedge End and on small areas of the gravels on top of the beds themselves. However most of the soil over the beds is more fertile brown earth. In the north of the borough, small pockets of valley gravels, London clay , Brickearth and Alluvium can be found, although these have mainly been built over with the exception of
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2310-562: The north-west of the borough, providing a direct road route to London , and the midlands and north of England via the A34 road which joins the M3 just north of Winchester . The M27 motorway also runs through much of the borough, linking Eastleigh to the rest of the south coast. There are seven railway stations in the borough, served by the South West Main Line , the Eastleigh to Romsey Line ,
2365-417: The older village of Bishopstoke a mile to the east. Author Charlotte Mary Yonge , a resident of Otterbourne , donated £500 (£60,000 at 2024 values) towards the cost of building a parish church and in return was asked which of the two villages to name the parish after; she chose Eastley, but also chose to alter the spelling to Eastleigh as she considered this more modern. The parish grew rapidly: it had
2420-506: The parish had a population of 1934. These last four South Stoneham divisions covered much of modern-day north Southampton suburbs and the Borough of Eastleigh . The manor house ( South Stoneham House ) and parish church ( St Mary ) are in Swaythling . Southampton was a second manor, but took over from South Stoneham as a name in general use. A charter dating from 990 relates to the manor of South Stoneham, and archaeological evidence of
2475-574: The sale catalogue issued on 23 November 1875 was Wood Mill (still standing and operating as an outdoor activities centre as of 2013), Gascon Cottage, and land for building. "Gascon's Meadow with house thereon in South Stoneham" was reconveyanced the next year. In 1888 South Stoneham House was purchased from Davison by Samuel Montagu, 1st Baron Swaythling . Eleven years later he also purchased Townhill Park House for his son Louis, who continued to live at Townhill after Samuel's death in 1911. By 1915
2530-460: The south of the borough, and today the pleasure boat industry still dominates the area around Hamble-le-Rice and Bursledon , made famous by the television drama series on the subject, Howards' Way , which was filmed in the area. The borough is also strongly linked with the Spitfire , the first test flights of which took place from Southampton Airport in Eastleigh. Eastleigh was once the heart of
2585-426: The theme "Tackling Climate Change". The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 1994. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially acting as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements took effect on 1 April 1974. Political control since 1974 has been as follows: The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Eastleigh. Political leadership
2640-409: The town hall until 1974 when new offices were built at the junction of Leigh Road and Villeneuve St Georges Way. Between 1974 and 2014 the council was based at Civic Offices on Leigh Road, before moving to Eastleigh House, an existing office building in the town centre which was refurbished and extended to become the council's main offices. The southern part of the borough is bounded on the east by
2695-458: The town of Hedge End along with several villages, many of which form part of the South Hampshire urban area. The neighbouring districts are Fareham , Winchester , Test Valley , Southampton and (across Southampton Water ) New Forest . Water bounds much of the borough, with Southampton Water and the River Hamble bordering the east and southwest of the district. The borough lies within
2750-465: The town of Eastleigh, the western side of the borough is generally more built up than the east. There are three country parks in the borough, Itchen Valley in West End and Lakeside , located just to the south of the town of Eastleigh, are managed by the borough council while Royal Victoria Country Park is managed by Hampshire County Council. The borough is within the Hampshire Basin , with an underlying geology of mainly Cretaceous chalk. Soil in
2805-579: Was at the time), they were coterminous with the existing poor law unions. As well as the Rural Sanitary Authority, a South Stoneham Highways Board was established. South Stoneham Rural District was established by the Local Government Act 1894 , replacing the sanitary authority. The Highways Board continued to meet separately from the new district council. South Stoneham Rural District was divided and merged into other authorities in 1932, one part of it becoming part of Winchester Rural District and
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#17330858950622860-507: Was from nearby North Stoneham and had been baptised in St. Nicolas' Church there. As of 1915 the grounds of the house comprised 110 acres, with 5 acres of water, and were laid out after 1722 by Capability Brown (though very little of the original landscaping remains). Edmund Dummer was declared bankrupt in 1711 and he died in debtors' prison two years later. His cousin Thomas, a lawyer who had acquired
2915-404: Was listed as "Stanham – Manebrige Hundred – Hantscire". By the 16th century, South Stoneham was described as "an appropriation of St. Mary's Church, Southampton " and both churches were in the gift and under the special jurisdiction of the Bishop of Winchester . The living at South Stoneham then became the gift of the rector of St. Mary's, Southampton, who held the right of presentation until
2970-492: Was presented to the council by a European Commission representative on 18 June 1983. The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Eastleigh. South Stoneham South Stoneham was a manor in South Stoneham parish . It was also a hundred , Poor law union , sanitary district then rural district covering a larger area of south Hampshire , England close to Southampton . In 1911
3025-572: Was rebuilt. When this was completed in 1834 South Stoneham House was again advertised to let, and again in 1843. Mrs Charlotte Maria Beckford leased the property and died at South Stoneham House in 1854, after which Thomas Willis Fleming (second son of John) moved in. He purchased the property from his elder brother in 1857 and lived there until 1861. The Willis Flemings sold South Stoneham House for £ 20,000 in 1875 (or 1878 according to some sources), to Captain Thomas Davison (or Daveson). Included in
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