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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Church Crookham

  

Church Crookham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Church Crookham

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Church Crookham history

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Church Crookham dates back at least as far as the Domesday Book. First and only Anglican church was built in 1840. Parish of Crondall in 1800 consisted of four tithings.

The Second World War

Church Crookham lies on GHQ Line – the most important of a number of fortified stop lines constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations of World War II – and was at one of the most heavily fortified sections of that line.

Notable large newer neighbourhoods

Zebon Copse is over two hundred homes built in the late 1980s. Crookham Park was built on the former Queen Elizabeth Barracks site. A much larger development followed in the early 2010s.

Church Crookham economy & business

Past notable employers and innovators

Church Crookham hosted Britain’s only commercially successful tobacco plantation. Whole-process growing and manufacturing ended in 1938. Redfields hosted the British Pioneer Tobacco Growers Association (BPTGA) after World War Two.

Present notable employers and innovators

HSES Group’s headquarters are in the suburb of the suburb. HSES is based in the area and is owned by HSES and other major business groups.

You can visit Church Crookham places with Walkfo Church Crookham to hear history at Church Crookham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Church Crookham has 27 places to visit in our interactive Church Crookham map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Church Crookham, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Church Crookham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Church Crookham & the surrounding areas.

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27 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Church Crookham tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Church Crookham

  

Best Church Crookham places to visit

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Church Crookham has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Church Crookham’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Church Crookham’s information audio spots:

Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Church Crookham Queen Elizabeth Barracks was a military installation at Church Crookham, Hampshire, England. It was located on the south coast of Hampshire.

National Gas Turbine Establishment The National Gas Turbine Establishment (NGTE Pyestock) was the prime site in the UK for design and development of gas turbine and jet engines. It was probably the largest site of its kind in the world. The power of the air house allowed Concorde’s engines to be tested at 2,000 mph.

Fleet Town F.C. Fleet Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Fleet, Hampshire. The club are currently members of the Combined Counties League Premier Division South and play at Calthorpe Park.

Hart District Hart was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It was formed as a merger of the urban district of Fleet and the Hartley Wintney Rural District. In the Indices of Deprivation 2015, Hart was ranked at 326 out of 326 local authorities in England.

Elvetham Heath Elvetham Heath is a residential area and civil parish, containing around 2000 homes on a 311-acre (1.26 km) site, just outside the north western boundary of the town of Fleet in the English county of Hampshire. Construction began in the summer of 1999 and ended in June 2008.

Dogmersfield Park Dogmersfield Park is a Grade I listed Georgian country house. It is located in a small village in Hampshire, England. The land was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as “Doccemere feld”

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