Beggarwood
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| Beggarwood | |
|---|---|
  Beggarwood Location within Hampshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU612490 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BASINGSTOKE |
| Postcode district | RG22, RG23 |
| Dialling code | 01256 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Beggarwood is a housing estate of Basingstoke, in the English county of Hampshire. The estate is located approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-west of Basingstoke town centre. It was built almost completely in one phase between 2001 and 2009. A 96-plot of houses called The Fairways was completed in 2019. There is a shop,[1] an estate agent,[2] a nursery,[3] a pharmacy,[4] a dentist,[5] a doctors' surgery,[6] on Broadmere Road.
An area of land near the A30 called The Island Site was recently developed.[7] It contains The Holly Blue pub,[8] the Dashwood Manor Care Home,[9] specialist care facility, and residential apartments.[10] The land for the originally-proposed dentist has been sold off and no work is being done there currently.
The Beggarwood Woodland Park is to the north of the estate. There is a play area within the park, which was built in 2010. It was expanded with 30 new items in 2020 including more inclusive pieces of equipment, at a cost of £258,000.[11] A wild zone and an upgraded pump track circuit for BMX and mountain bikers, skateboarders, rollerbladers and scooter riders, also opened in 2021.
Beggarwood Park also contains allotments.[12]
The Old Down & Beggarwood Wildlife Group is encouraging chalk land flora to grow in the park.[13]
Beggarwood Community Centre
A new Community Centre for Beggarwood was built in 2018. It is located on the edge of Beggarwood Park, next to the nursery. It contains a brand new cafe, called Cafe In The Park.[14]