Picket Twenty
| Picket Twenty | |
|---|---|
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  Picket Twenty Location within Hampshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU383454 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ANDOVER |
| Postcode district | SP11 6 |
| Dialling code | 01264 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Picket Twenty is a suburb of Andover, in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. The centre of Andover lies to the (2.6 km) north-west of the suburb. For much of its existence it was a free-standing hamlet.
History
[edit]On the 1888 OS map, only the farmstead of "Picket Twenty Farm" is drawn, although "Pavey's Farm" is relatively nearby"[1]
Just thirteen dwellings are listed for Picket Twenty in the 1962 Kelly's Directory of Andover, it appears this number remained constant until 2008.[2]
Construction began in 2010 for 1,200 new homes on agricultural land near to the hamlet.[3] By September 2019 1158 homes were occupied. After 2017 in a further phase of development, housing was built beneath Andover Down, and relatively close to Harewood forest. A torch sculpture was completed in the village in 2024 although this proved divisive.[4]
Although an expansion of Andover, the Picket Twenty development is detached from the urban area, with a large sports ground providing a natural barrier. Picket Twenty can therefore be considered a suburb of Andover.
Both the barn and granary at Picket Twenty Farm are grade two listed.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Picket twenty on os map". National Library Scotland.
- ^ Kelly's Directory of Andover and neighbourhood 1962 lists Pickett Twenty spelt with two t's. The properties include Renthay Farm, The View, Woodside and the Bungalow
- ^ "Picket Twenty". TVBC.
- ^ The Mirror https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/huge-new-torch-sculpture-put-32384706
- ^ "Listed buildings in picket twenty". British Listed Buildings.
External links
[edit]- Picket Twenty Website(expired domain checked 10 Nov 2019)
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