Shootash
Built-up area in Test Valley, Hampshire, England
| Coordinates: | 50.993, -1.547 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 31 21 |
| Dialling code: | 01794 (Romsey) |
Shootash is a tiny rural hamlet in the borough of Test Valley, in Hampshire, England. Sitting amid rolling farmland and mixed woodland, it exemplifies the quiet agricultural settlements of the area and benefits from the district’s chalk‑stream landscape, famed for trout fishing on rivers such as the River Test; nearby market towns include Romsey and Stockbridge, with larger centres like Winchester and Southampton within commuting distance.
The place has historic agricultural roots with a handful of traditional cottages and converted farm buildings, and its local economy remains largely rural with some residents commuting outwards. Social life is low‑key and community‑centred, with countryside pursuits such as walking, riding and fishing shaping local culture, and easy access to the New Forest and the South Downs for day trips.
Postcode districts covering Shootash
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Portsmouth 23.6 miles38 km
- Bournemouth 22 miles35.5 km
- Gosport 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Waterlooville 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Fareham 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Eastleigh 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Eastleigh Town 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Winchester 11 miles17.8 km
- Salisbury 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Christchurch 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Andover 15.5 miles24.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Blackwater Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Wellow Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Newtown Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Awbridge Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Sherfield English Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- East Wellow Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Romsey Abbey Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Blackhill Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- West Wellow Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Lockerley Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Melchet Park and Plaitford Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Timsbury Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Shootash
SO51 6ZB, SO51 6DN, SO51 6ZE, SO51 6DL, SO51 6GA, SO51 6ZA, SO51 6GZ, SO51 0GB, SO51 6FD
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Bournemouth Airport 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Romsey Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Mottisfont & Dunbridge Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
Hotels near Shootash Ad
- The White Horse Hotel, Romsey, Hampshire 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- New Forest Lodge 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Shirley Apartments, Cozy Studio, Self Check in, 10 Min Drive to City Centre, Walking to Redbridge Train Station 3 6 miles9.6 km
- No.4 Carlton Hotel 5 8.3 miles13.4 km
- The Pig in the Wall - Southampton 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Southampton - West 3 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Pilgrim Inn 3 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Ennios Boutique Hotel 5 9.1 miles14.6 km
- The Greyhound on the Test Hotel 4 8.7 miles14 km
- Holiday Inn Southampton 4 8.9 miles14.2 km
Schools in Shootash
- Embley Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Embley House Estate 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Broadlands Country house 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Paultons Park Estate 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Norman Court Estate 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Hursley Park Estate 7 miles11.2 km
- Castle Malwood Estate 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Silverlake Stadium Stadium 8.1 miles13.1 km
- West Quay Shopping centre 8.7 miles14 km
- New Forest Forest 8.9 miles14.3 km
- St Mary's Stadium Stadium 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Pitt Manor Estate 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Hythe Marina Marina 10.4 miles16.8 km