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Hook

Built-up area in Hart, Hampshire, England

Coordinates:51.284, -0.965
OS grid ref:SU 72 54
Population:7,321
Dialling code: 01256 (Basingstoke)

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.

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Transport links

  • Airport London Heathrow Airport 25.4 miles40.9 km
  • Airport Southampton Airport 28.7 miles46.1 km
  • Railway station Hook Railway Station 0.3 miles0.6 km
  • Railway station Winchfield Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km

Schools in Hook

  • Hook Infant School Primary
  • Hook Junior School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Dogmersfield House Estate 3.7 miles5.9 km
  • The Vyne Historic site 5.6 miles9 km
  • Mortimer House Estate 6.4 miles10.3 km
  • Milestones Museum 6.5 miles10.4 km
  • Mortimer Lodge Estate 6.8 miles10.9 km
  • The Farnum Museum Museum 8.5 miles13.7 km
  • Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 9.2 miles14.7 km
  • Aldershot Military Museum Museum 9.3 miles15 km
  • Recreation Ground Stadium 9.4 miles15.1 km
  • Madejski Stadium Stadium 9.6 miles15.4 km
  • Sulhampstead House Estate 10.2 miles16.3 km
  • Waverley Abbey Archaeological site 10.4 miles16.7 km