Elvetham Heath

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Hampshire, England}}

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Elvetham Heath is a residential area and civil parish, containing 1,894 homes{{cite web |title=Nomis Parish Profiles|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2021_pp}} on a {{convert|311|acre|km2|adj=on}} site, just outside the north western boundary of the town of Fleet in the English county of Hampshire. Construction of Elvetham Heath began in the summer of 1999[http://www.elvethamheath.org.uk/ Elvetham Heath Parish Council] and ended in June 2008. The population of the civil parish at the 2021 Census was 5,269.{{cite web |title=Nomis Parish Profiles|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2021_pp}}

Location

Elvetham Heath was built on reclaimed pine plantation/heathland between the M3 motorway and the London-Southampton railway line, {{convert|2|mi|km}} north of Fleet town centre. Formerly known as Railroad Heath, it previously belonged to the local Calthorpe Estate.

Elvetham Heath serves as a commuter area to local towns; Basingstoke some {{convert|12|mi|km}} to the west, Reading is {{convert|16|mi|km}} to the north and London is {{convert|37|mi|km}} to the northeast. The development is located precisely midway between Southampton and London. It is adjacent to the M3 motorway, {{convert|12|mi|km}} from the M4, and {{convert|14|mi|km}} from the M25. Fleet railway station is approximately {{convert|1.2|mi|km}} from the centre of the development.

Nature reserve

The district has a Local Nature Reserve, Elvetham Heath LNR,{{cite web|url=http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=0&N=elvetham&ID=894 |title=Elvetham Heath |series=Local Nature Reserves |publisher=Natural England |accessdate=4 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002024432/http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=0&N=elvetham&ID=894 |archivedate=2 October 2013 }}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=REF_CODE%3D%271009886%27|title=Map of Elvetham Heath|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=4 August 2013}} managed by Hart District Council.

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