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Waterlooville

Built-up area in Havant, Hampshire, England

Coordinates:50.874, -1.031
OS grid ref:SU 68 08
Population:64,350
Dialling code: 0239 (Portsmouth)

Waterlooville is a town in the borough of Havant, in Hampshire, England, sitting roughly five miles north of Portsmouth on the approach to the south coast. It occupies gentle downland with convenient access to the South Downs and local green spaces such as Staunton Country Park, and benefits from good road links to the M27 and the A3, making it a practical base for commuters and shoppers.

The name famously derives from a local inn’s celebrations of the Battle of Waterloo, and the settlement grew from a rural crossroads into a suburban shopping and residential centre through the 19th and 20th centuries. Today Waterlooville has a busy town centre with a precinct and retail parks, a mix of housing and light industry, and a community feel with schools, sports clubs and local events; many residents commute to naval, maritime and other employers in nearby Portsmouth and the wider south Hampshire economy.

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Transport links

  • Airport Southampton Airport 15.1 miles24.3 km
  • Airport Bournemouth Airport 36 miles58 km
  • Railway station Bedhampton Railway Station 2.1 miles3.3 km
  • Railway station Havant Railway Station 2.6 miles4.1 km

Schools in Waterlooville

  • Mill Hill Primary School Primary
  • The Waterloo School Special
  • Springwood Junior School Primary
  • Springwood Infant School Primary
  • Purbrook Infant School Primary
  • Purbrook Junior School Primary
  • St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville Primary
  • Oaklands Catholic School Secondary
  • Crookhorn College Secondary
  • Jubilee School Independent - special
  • Riverside Community Special School Special
  • Havant and South Downs College Further education
  • Purbrook Park School Secondary
  • Morelands Primary School Primary
  • Hart Plain Junior School Primary
  • Queen's Inclosure Primary School Primary
  • Hart Plain Infant School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Forest of Bere Forest 1.8 miles2.8 km
  • Southwick House Estate 3.1 miles4.9 km
  • Langstone Harbour Harbour 4.2 miles6.8 km
  • Fratton Park Stadium 5.6 miles9 km
  • Southsea Marina Marina 5.7 miles9.2 km
  • Mary Rose Museum Museum 6 miles9.7 km
  • HMS Victory Museum 6.1 miles9.8 km
  • Royal Navy Museum Museum 6.1 miles9.9 km
  • HMS Warrior Museum 6.3 miles10.1 km
  • Gosport Premier Marina Marina 6.5 miles10.5 km
  • Chichester Harbour Harbour 7.2 miles11.5 km
  • Titchfield Abbey Historic site 8.8 miles14.2 km