Hannington, Hampshire
Coordinates: 51°17′40″N 1°13′37″W / 51.2944°N 1.2269°W
| Hannington | |
 All Saints' Church, Hannington |
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 Hannington
Hannington shown within Hampshire |
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| Population | 322 |
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| District | Basingstoke and Deane |
| Shire county | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TADLEY |
| Postcode district | RG26 |
| Dialling code | 01635 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Hampshire | |
Hannington is a civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. It is situated between Basingstoke and Newbury, on the North Hampshire Downs in the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In the 2001 census it had a population of 332 people.
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[edit] History and architecture
At its centre is the village green, on the edge of which is All Saints' Church, some parts of which date from the 11th century.[1] There are also many buildings listed as Grade II of significant local historical and architectural importance.
The village's only Public House, The Vine At Hannington, has views over the Hampshire Downs and is a popular stopping point for hikers following the Wayfarer's Walk. Originally called The Wellington Arms, the pub stands on land that once belonged to the estate of the Duke of Wellington.
[edit] Governance
The village of Hannington is part of the civil parish of Hannington,[2] and is part of the Kingsclere ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.[3] The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.
[edit] Leisure
The Hannington Silver Band celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2004 and regularly plays at churches, fetes and halls in the area.
The Hannington Wine Society meets the 2nd Thursday of the month in the Function Room of the Vine Public House at 8 pm. People come from Wine Merchants, Wine Companies, Wine Agencies, etc., to talk about and present their wines for tasting, in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
The Hannington Country Fair and Barbecue is held every two years on the village green and surrounding land and attracts visitors from all over the county and beyond.
[edit] Transmitting station
| Hannington | |
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| Height of mast | 151.9 metres (498 ft) |
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| BBC region | BBC South |
| ITV region | ITV Meridian |
| Analogue switch-off | 8 February 2012 (Stage 1) 22 February 2012 (Stage 2) |
Hannington is also the name given to the nearby television and radio transmitting station located at 51°18′28.75″N 1°14′40.98″W / 51.3079861°N 1.2447167°W on Cottington Hill, although this is actually in the parish of Kingsclere. The station provides broadcast services to Berkshire and north Hampshire, and includes a 131.4 metres (431 ft) guyed steel lattice mast. Surmounting the mast is a GRP aerial cylinder, which contains the UHF television transmitting antennas, which brings the overall height of the mast to 151.9 metres (498 ft).
Ofcom confirms that Hannington's digital broadcasts are severely attenuated to the East so as not to cause co-channel interference with Guildford transmitter, see picture.
On Saturday 26 November 1977 at around 5.10 pm, broadcasts from this transmitter were hi-jacked by unknown agents who blocked the UHF audio signal of transmissions from the then local ITV station Southern Television and broadcast their own audio message purporting to be from Vrillon, an alien from an institution calling itself the Ashtar Galactic Command. The message, transmitted over an ITN News bulletin and a subsequent Merrie Melodies cartoon, lasted six minutes.
Despite extensive investigations by Hampshire Police, the Independent Broadcasting Authority and Southern Television, those responsible have never been identified, and the potential culprits have ranged from students to university professors to disgruntled television technicians.
[edit] Analogue radio
| Frequency | kW[4] | Service |
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| 102.9 MHz | 4 | Heart Thames Valley |
| 104.1 MHz | 3 | BBC Radio Berkshire |
[edit] Digital radio
| Frequency | Block | kW | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 222.064 MHz | 11D | 4.8 | Digital One |
| 225.648 MHz | 12B | 5 | BBC National DAB |
| 229.072 MHz | 12D | 1 | NOW Berkshire & North Hampshire |
[edit] Analogue television
| Frequency | UHF | kW | Service |
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| 583.25 MHz | 35 | 60 | Channel 5 |
| 615.25 MHz | 39 | 250 | BBC One |
| 639.25 MHz | 42 | 250 | ITV1 |
| 663.25 MHz | 45 | 250 | BBC Two |
| 831.25 MHz | 66 | 250 | Channel 4 |
- Aerial group: E
- Polarisation: horizontal
- BBC Two analogue closes on 8 February 2012, all other analogue services close on 22 February 2012.
[edit] Digital television
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[edit] After switchover
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[edit] See also
Southern Television broadcast interruption hoax (1977)
[edit] References
- ^ Hampshire Treasures. Basingstoke and Deane. p. 156. http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol02/page156.html.
- ^ "Hampshire County Council’s legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire". 2008. http://www.hants.gov.uk/rh/row/maps/1322.pdf. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ "Basingstoke and Deane Wards info". 2010. http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/council/councillors/wardsinfo.htm. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ Radio Listeners Guide 2010
- ^ "Digital Television Transmitters v4.2". February 2010. http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/reception_advice/dtt_pocket_guide_4_2.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ "DTT Transmitting Station alterations". 2004-03-14. Archived from the original on 2004-03-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20040314062715/http://dtt-tx-info.org/change_tx.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Hannington, Hampshire |
- The Vine At Hannington
- Hannington Country Fair and Barbecue
- The Transmission Gallery: photographs, coverage maps and information
- Info and pictures of Hannington transmitter, including co-receivable transmitters
- Conservation Area Appraisal: Hannington
- Hampshire Treasures: Volume 2 (Basingstoke and Deane) Pages 149, 151, 156, and 162.
- Stained Glass Windows at All Saints, Hannington, Hampshire
- Hannington Wine Society
- Wayfarer's Walk
- Map sources for Hannington, Hampshire
