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The Kempshott section of this web-site is in association with the Kempshott Kourier and the Kempshott & District Residents Association.
Kempshott is an area and housing estate in Basingstoke located to the west of Pack Lane and north of Winchester Road. Kempshott has a long history, the area dates back to the early 1700s where the Duke of Edinburgh stayed at Kempshott House and later had his honeymoon there in 1795 with Caroline of Brunswick. Kempshott House has now been demolished to make way for the M3. The estate has since developed with the creation of Homesteads Road and Kempshott Lane to generate a farming community. However, this changed quickly to aid with the London overspill and Kempshott soon became part of Basingstoke. The majority of the housing was built in the 1970s and early 1980s in three phases referred to locally as the Lakes (between Homesteads Road and Pack Lane), the Flowers (off Heather Way), and the Birds (off Kempshott Lane). There have been some newer additions most notably the Gabriel Park estate (at the end of Kempshott Lane) The main road through the estate is Kempshott Lane with Homesteads Road, Coniston Road and Heather Way forming access routes and Kestrel Road, Heron Way and Gracemere Crescent forming crescents with residential cul-de-sacs. The majority of the houses in Kempshott are larger 3,4 and 5 bedroom properties, most are detached and the area has an established feel to it. Kempshott Infants and Junior Schools are off Homesteads Road. There is a small parade of shops off Kempshott Lane in the centre of Kempshott. These shops include a Chinese take away, an estate agents and convenience store. Opporsite this is the local public house. Kempshott has two halls one is the Kempshott Village Hall, just off Pack Lane and the other is Old Down Hall at the end of Kempshott Lane. Kempshott is served on the borough council by three councilors (Cllr Anne Court, Cllr Christine Heath and Cllr Rita Burgess) and has its own Residents association to promote the interests of Kempshott. The Kempshott and District Residents Association (KDRA) has been running for over 50 years and its aim is to protect the quality of life for the residents of Kempshott. More information on the KDRA is available on the Kempshott and District Residents Association page. The Kempshott Community receives its local information from the Kempshott Kourier magazine delivered free every month to over 3000 homes. There are a wide variety of Businesses supplying products and services to Kempshott and to the wider Basingstoke area. Many of these can be found in the Business Directory |
