Brighton Hill

The M3 motorway runs in a straight line to the south of the area, directly next to the southern ebb of Brighton Hill, which sometimes is referred to as Old Hatchwarren.The A30 route from Basingstoke Town Centre runs to a very similar alignment today, the main difference being a diversion behind Brighton Hill Community School, to allow for building of a retail park.One large development was the private sector housing, stretching from Handel Close in the west, to Porter Road to the east.One very popular attraction was the Davies Snooker Centre, which was at first floor level in the place now occupied by the Girlzone Gym.For those seeking other forms of leisure, Brighton Hill was supplied with plentiful green spaces and open areas.An adventure playground exists in the large green area near the M3 motorway, at the southern end of Hatchwarren Lane.Plentiful car parking was provided, and in years gone by Brighton Hill Centre had a traditional greengrocer and a butcher's shop, a council office and the Unwins off licence.Nearby a development has taken place by the A30 Winchester Road, with Homebase, Hobby Craft, Axminster, Home Bargains & a Harvester and Travelodge as prominent features.Long ago public transport along the A30 was provided by the Hants and Dorset bus company, but this predates much development in the area.For what seemed like a very long time, Brighton Hill was missing out on many basic features, one example is the lack of cashpoint in the area, the nearest being around two miles away.Provisions in the convenience stores in the area were a lot more expensive than those in the supermarket, particularly affecting the elderly and disabled who found it harder to travel further than the estate.This involved digging up car parking and also demolition of the Pig and Whistle public house, by this time closed.Bus stops nearby were lengthened to accommodate two buses easily and two new roundabouts constructed, adding to the 'Doughnut City' label Basingstoke has already.Brighton Hill Centre is now a busy and thriving place, with much trade passing through the Asda supermarket, which opened in June 2003.Despite Basingstoke having a Conservative MP, Maria Miller, Brighton Hill is a Liberal Democrat and Labour-run ward.The Southern part of the ward has John Barnes (Liberal Democrat) and David Eyre (Labour) as local councillor.The North part of the ward has Brian Gurden (Liberal Democrat) and Carolyn Wooldridge (Labour) as local councillor.
Brighton Hill Community SchoolHampshireOS grid referenceDistrictBasingstoke and DeaneShire countyRegionSouth EastCountryEnglandSovereign statePost townPostcode districtRG22 4Dialling codePoliceHampshire and Isle of WightAmbulanceSouth CentralUK ParliamentBasingstokeHatch WarrenViablesBasingstoke and Alton Light RailwayWinchesterGuinness Trustsheltered housingQueen Mary's Collegetechnical collegeScottish & Newcastlepublic houseKempshottEric BristowScalextricBasingstoke GazetteHarvesterM3 motorwayplaygroundsminiature railwaycraft fairsUnwinsoff licenceSainsbury'sPublic toiletsOne Stopretail parkToys R UsHarveys FurniturePizza HutMcDonald'sHomebaseNational Bus CompanyHants and DorsetprivatisationStagecoach SouthvandalisedscepticalProvisionsconvenience storesConservativeLiberal DemocratLabourcouncillorAshna RabheruTadleyWhitchurchAshford Hill with HeadleyAshmansworthBaughurstBradleyBramleyBurghclereCandoversChinehamCliddesdenDummerEast WoodhayEcchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops GreenFarleigh WallopHanningtonHerriardHighclereHurstbourne PriorsKingsclereLaverstokeLitchfield and WoodcottMapledurwell and Up NatelyMonk SherborneMortimer West EndNewtownNorth WalthamNutleyOakleyOvertonPamberPophamPreston CandoverRooksdownSherborne St JohnSherfield on LoddonSherfield ParkSilchesterSt Mary BourneSteventonStratfield TurgisTunworthUpton GreyWeston CorbettWeston PatrickWinsladeAdburyAldermaston SokeAldern BridgeAndwellAshe WarrenAshford HillAshley WarrenAxfordAxmansfordBinleyBishop's GreenBramley CornerBramley GreenBroadmereBrock's GreenBrown CandoverCharter AlleyChilton CandoverCole HenleyDunleyEast OakleyEcchinswellEllisfieldEwhurstFreefolkHare WarrenHeadleyHeath EndIbworthInhurstLitchfieldLittle LondonLower WoodcottLower WykeMalshangerMapledurwellMiddle WykeNately ScuresNewfoundNewnhamNewtown CommonNorth OakleyNorth SydmontonOld BasingOld BurghclerePamber EndPamber GreenPamber HeathPenwoodPlastow GreenQuidhamptonRamsdellSouthropeSpanish GreenSydmontonTufton WarrenUp NatelyUpper WoodcottUpper WoottonTuftonTurgis GreenWadwickWells-in-the-FieldWest HeathWhitnalWhitwayWoolton HillWolvertonWolverton CommonWootton St LawrenceOakridgeSouth HamWinkleburyWorting