Hook is a large village and civil parish in the district of Hart in Hampshire, England, sitting where country lanes meet the busy A30 and within easy reach of the M3. It retains a semi-rural feel with surrounding farmland and pockets of woodland, and benefits from a local railway station with regular commuter services into London and nearby centres such as Basingstoke, which helps explain its appeal to commuters.
The village expanded notably with the arrival of the railway in the 19th century and has since blended traditional features - pubs, a village high street and community clubs - with modern housing and small business parks. There’s an active local scene of sports teams, village fêtes and good primary schools, and the wider Hart area’s reputation for quality of life makes Hook a quietly prosperous, community-minded place to live.
Postcode districts covering Hook
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 11.3 miles
- Slough 22.3 miles
- Basingstoke 5.9 miles
- Woking 16.7 miles
- Bracknell 12.6 miles
- Guildford 17.3 miles
- Maidenhead 19.1 miles
- Aldershot 9.3 miles
- Farnborough 8.6 miles
- Staines-upon-Thames 22.2 miles
- Winchester 21.6 miles
- Andover 23 miles
Neighbouring places
- Newnham Built-up area 1 mile
- Rotherwick Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Greywell Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Up Nately Built-up area 2 miles
- Phoenix Green Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Mapledurwell and Up Nately Parish 2.6 miles
- Mattingley Parish 2.6 miles
- Winchfield Parish 2.6 miles
- Odiham Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Hartley Wespall Parish 2.8 miles
- Hartley Wintney Built-up area 3 miles
- Old Basing and Lychpit Parish 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Hook
RG27 9GA, RG27 9RP, RG27 9FR, RG27 9TH, RG27 9NR, RG27 9NW, RG27 9GD, RG27 9RH, RG27 9RN … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 25.4 miles
- Southampton Airport 28.7 miles
- Hook Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Winchfield Railway Station 2.5 miles
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Schools in Hook
- Hook Infant School Primary
- Hook Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Dogmersfield House Estate 3.7 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 5.6 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 6.4 miles
- Milestones Museum 6.5 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 6.8 miles
- The Farnum Museum Museum 8.5 miles
- Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 9.2 miles
- Aldershot Military Museum Museum 9.3 miles
- Recreation Ground Stadium 9.4 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 9.6 miles
- Sulhampstead House Estate 10.2 miles
- Waverley Abbey Archaeological site 10.4 miles