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Blackfield, Hampshire

Coordinates: 50°49′06″N 1°22′22″W / 50.8184°N 1.3728°W / 50.8184; -1.3728
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Blackfield
Blackfield Recreation ground
Blackfield is located in Hampshire
Blackfield
Blackfield
Location within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU443023
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSOUTHAMPTON
Postcode districtSO45
Dialling code023
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Hampshire
50°49′06″N 1°22′22″W / 50.8184°N 1.3728°W / 50.8184; -1.3728

Blackfield is a village in Hampshire, England. It is within the parish of Fawley, which is part of the ward of Fawley, Blackfield and Langley.

Schools

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The local school is Blackfield Primary (previously divided into Blackfield Infants, and Blackfield Junior Schools). The catchment secondary school for Blackfield is New Forest Academy.

History

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The name "Blackfields" was originally applied to an area of countryside near the village of Fawley, and there is still a Blackwell Common next to Blackfield.[1] The name presumably derives from the soil colour, some of which is marshy and black.[1] The settlement of Blackfield began in the late 19th century when, at first mud cottages, and then later, small red-brick houses were built in the area of moorland once known as Hugh's Common.[2] It was close to the small village of Langley.

Sport and leisure

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Blackfield has a Non-League football club Blackfield & Langley F.C., which plays at The Gang Warily Community & Recreation Centre.

In 2020, Hampshire County Council announced plans to close the village library. [3]

Demographics

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As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, Blackfield had a population of 5,848. The town is primarily Christians, with 2,748 people declaring their religion as Christianity. [4]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Blackfield, Old Hampshire Gazetteer
  2. ^ Victoria County History, (1912), A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5, Fawley
  3. ^ "Plans agreed to save £1.76 million from Hampshire Libraries transform the service for the future". Hampshire County Council. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Blackfield (Hampshire, South East England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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