Beggarwood

Beggarwood is a housing estate of Basingstoke, in the English county of Hampshire. The estate is located approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-west of Basingstoke town centre. It was built almost completely in one phase between 2001 and 2009. A 96-plot of houses called The Fairways was completed in 2019. There is a shop,[1] an estate agent,[2] a nursery,[3] a pharmacy,[4] a dentist,[5] a doctors' surgery,[6] on Broadmere Road.

Beggarwood
Beggarwood
Location within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU612490
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBASINGSTOKE
Postcode districtRG22, RG23
Dialling code01256
PoliceHampshire
FireHampshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

An area of land near the A30 called The Island Site is under development,[7] and when complete will contain a pub,[8] care home,[9] specialist care facility, dentist, and residential apartments.[10]

Beggarwood Park

The Beggarwood Park is to the north of the estate. There is a play area within the park, which was built in 2010. It was expanded with 30 new items in 2020 including more inclusive pieces of equipment, at a cost of £258,000.[11] A wild zone and an upgraded pump track circuit for BMX and mountain bikers, skateboarders, rollerbladers and scooter riders, are also set to open in 2021.

Beggarwood Park also contains allotments.[12]

The Old Down & Beggarwood Wildlife Group is encouraging chalk land flora to grow in the park.[13]

Beggarwood Community Centre

A new Community Centre for Beggarwood was built in 2018. It is located on the edge of Beggarwood Park, next to the nursery and the co-op. It also has a brand new cafe, called Cafe In The Park.[14]

Basingstoke Golf Club

Basingstoke Golf Club[15] lies to the north west of the Beggarwood estate. The club was established in 1907 in the grounds of Kempshott House. Kempshott House was demolished in the 1960s, to make way for the Kempshott estate.

Public Transport

The Stagecoach Buses no 8 & 12 serve the Beggarwood estate. See the Stagecoach site for timetables[16]

References
  1. "Beggarwood Co-op, 57-58 Broadmere Road, Basingstoke, RG22 4AQ". Co-op Food store finder - back to being Co-op. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. "Connells Estate Agents in Basingstoke South".
  3. "Basingstoke | Kiddi Caru". Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. "Boots: Basingstoke Beggarwood Surgery". www.boots.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. "Beggarwood Dental Surgery – NHS and Private Dental Surgery". Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  6. "Beggarwood Practice - Information about the doctors surgery opening hours, appointments, online prescriptions, health information and much more". www.beggarwoodsurgery.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. "Island Site Masterplan". islandsite.commonplace.is. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  8. "The Holly Blue". Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  9. "Dashwood Manor Care Home in Kempshott, Basingstoke". www.careuk.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  10. "Retirement homes in Basingstoke | Island View - McCarthy Stone". www.mccarthyandstone.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  11. "Beggarwood Park Improvements". Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  12. "Allotments". www.basingstoke.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  13. "Beggarwood - Old Down & Beggarwood Wildlife Group".
  14. "Beggarwood". HWBCA. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  15. "BASINGSTOKE GOLF CLUB". www.basingstokegolfclub.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  16. "Bus Times & Timetables | Stagecoach". www.stagecoachbus.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.


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