Southwood, Hampshire

This article is about the Farnborough suburb. For the place on Hayling Island, see South Hayling.

Southwood
Southwood Location within Hampshire
District	Rushmoor
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South East Coast

Southwood is a suburb of Farnborough, in the borough of Rushmoor, in Hampshire, England and adjacent to Cove. It is part of the Cove and Southwood ward.

History

The land was once the location of Southwood Camp, Cove Radio Station and ancient farmland and woodland. A modern housing estate was built on the site in the 1980s.

Business

The suburb used to be home to the Nokia UK headquarters and the Southwood Business Park, which as of July 2012 has 16 out of its 20 units let. BMW Group UK acquired the Nokia site and has its headquarters there, along with an Alphabet office. Other occupiers of the business park include Puritan Maid, MIDAS-Press, Loma Systems and Toshiba.

Education

Southwood Infant school caters for local reception, year 1 and year 2 children.

Amenities

Morrisons supermarket is the only shop on the estate along with its petrol station. There is also a church, clinic, dentist, medical surgery, petrol station and three pubs/restaurants, the 'Crab and Anchor', 'The Sarsen Stones' and the 'Monkey Puzzle'.

Leisure

Its southern boundary consists of Southwood Woodland, an 80-acre wooded amenity for walkers and cyclists. The Nuffield Health health club in Links Way is the largest health club in Farnborough. There is a Monkey Puzzle restaurant and a Premier Inn Hotel in the southern part of the suburb.

Transport

Southwood is crossed by the A327 road, which links Farnborough town centre with the M3 Motorway and Reading. The area is served by one school bus route, 441 to the town centre and All Hallows Catholic School, provided by Stagecoach in Hants and Surrey. It is also served by bus number 9 for the general public.