Wallington, Hampshire
| Wallington | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 The White Horse, Wallington | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU585065 |
| Location: | 50°51’18"N, 1°10’13"W |
| Data | |
| Dialling code: | 01329 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Fareham |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Fareham |
Wallington is a village in the south of Hampshire, sitting between Portsmouth and Southampton near where the River Wallington enters Portsmouth Harbour.
The village is now an affluent residential suburb of Fareham, but was once a separate entity with a brewery and tannery as its main industries. Wallington was also important in brickmaking and pottery. The bricks known as "Fareham reds" were made locally – the most famous use of which is the Royal Albert Hall. Wallington also boasts the largest collection of 'Fareham pots', a style of chimney pot.
Fort Wallington
- Main article: Fort Wallington
In the 1860s the Royal Commission on the Defences of the United Kingdom recommended that a line of forts be built along Portsdown Hill. The western end of this line was Fort Wallington. Building started in 1861 and was finished in 1874.[1] The fort is now an industrial depot, and much of the old fort has been demolished. What remains is a Grade II listed building.[2]
Society
The Wallington Village Community Association began in the late 1970s, initially in response to the threat of demolition to the bridge over River Wallington. It now organises a number of social events throughout the year:
- Summer fête on Wallington water meadows
- Horticultural Show
- Tree and daffodil planting programme
- Christmas carols and pantomime
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Wallington, Hampshire) |
- Fort Wallington: Victorian Forts data sheet
References
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Hampshire & The Isle of Wight, 1967 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09606-4page 277
- ↑ National Heritage List 1094233: Fort Wallington (Grade II listing)
- Wallington Village Community Association
- Hackney, Arthur: 'Wallington Once in a Millennium' (commemorative edition of Once in a While)