Charlton, Hampshire
Coordinates: 51°13′14″N 1°29′54″W / 51.220525°N 1.4983396°W
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 Charlton
Charlton shown within Hampshire |
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| District | Test Valley |
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| Shire county | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Andover |
| Postcode district | SP10 |
| Dialling code | 01264 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | North West Hampshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Hampshire | |
Charlton is a small village and civil parish north-west of Andover. Due to the expansion of Andover in recent years the two settlements are now effectively contiguous. As of 2005, the village has a population of 2053 people [1].
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[edit] Charlton Lakeside
There are also a number of other sporting venues to suit everyone of all ages provided by Charlton Leisure centre. These include:
- 6 Football pitches (1 floodlit)
- 2 Cricket pitches
- 6 Lane all weather floodlit running track
- 1 Artificial turf pitch (floodlit)
- 18 hole pitch and putt course
- 18 hole adventure golf course
- Children's playground
- Boating lake
- Fishing lake
- BMX Track
[edit] Sporting events
Test Valley Cycle Tour [2] The RPM Challenge Bike Ride Of The Day Andover RFC [3] The annual Mini Marathon
[edit] St. Thomas' Community Hall
Along with all the sporting facilities in the village, the local church also provides many services to the community.
[edit] The Royal Oak
Like any traditional English village, the Royal Oak is Charlton's local pub, providing a valuable service to many of the locals. The pub also has various pool, dart and football teams as well as a very popular weekly quiz night.
[edit] Shops in Charlton
Apart from the Tesco mini-market which took over from the One Stop chain in 2007, the only other shop in the village is Behind The Bikeshed- a cycle shop known in the area for its evening rides both on-road and off-road.
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