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Hook, Fareham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hook, Fareham

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Hook, Fareham history

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Prehistory

There appears to have been activity on the site at Hook since early prehistory. Palaeolithic handaxes and other implements found in gravel terrace excavations. Later prehistoric artifacts have also been found in the area, including Bronze Age beakers and bucket urns.

Medieval settlement

The name ‘Hook’ refers to the hook shaped spit of land at the mouth of the River Hamble. In medieval times this protected the entrance to a tidal inlet known as the fleet, hence the local name ‘Fleet End’ The medieval hamlet and port of Hook occupied the southern shore of the inlet, situated some distance west of the present settlement.

Industrial hamlet

The modern hamlet of Hook is linked to the return to England of William Hornby, Governor of Bombay. After his return in 1783 the British Government granted Hornby land at Hook where, between 1785 and 1789, he set about building a country mansion. The parkland, laid out as a setting for the mansion, resulted in the removal of what remained of the medieval hamlet.

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Best Hook, Fareham places to visit

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

Segensworth Segensworth is a business park near Whiteley and Fareham in Hampshire. At the 2011 Census the business park was included in the Park Gate Ward of Fareham Council.

South Hampshire South Hampshire conurbation formed by city of Portsmouth, city of Southampton and non-metropolitan boroughs of Gosport, Fareham, Havant and Eastleigh. The area was estimated to have a population of over 1.5 million in 2013. It is the most populated part of South East England, excluding London.

Fareham Community Hospital Fareham Community Hospital is a healthcare facility at Brook Lane in Sarisbury, Hampshire. It is managed by the Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Brooklands, Sarisbury Brooklands is an 18th-century country house in Sarisbury in Fareham in the English county of Hampshire. It has been listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England since October 1976.

Titchfield Haven Titchfield Haven is a 134.5-hectare (332-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. Most of it is a local nature reserve and national nature reserve. It is part of Solent and Southampton Water Ramsar site and Special Protection Area.

River Meon The River Meon is a chalk stream in Hampshire in the south of England. It rises at East Meon then flows 34 km (21 mi) in a generally southerly direction to empty into the Solent. Above Wickham, the river runs through the South Downs National Park.

Hamble Common Camp The fort is located on Hamble common on a peninsula of land formed between Southampton Water and the River Hamble. The site was later occupied by St Andrews castle, one of the Device Forts built by King Henry VIII.

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