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The History of Fleet
Isaac Taylor's Map of Hampshire drawn in 1759
shows Fleet Pond, Fleet Farm, the Mill north of the pond and
Broomhurst Farm a little further west. These three habitations
comprise the whole of Fleet until about 1840.
Fleet got its' name, around 1324 (the Accounts
of the Crondall Hundred), from the stream (La Flete) that
ran into the Fleet Pond (220 acres) when it was known as 'The
Flete Pond' in the 'Hundred of Crondall' and the 'Tithing
of Crokeham' (now Crookham). The Lismoyne Hotel, one
of the best hotels in Fleet, book online for cheap prices,
now with Wi-Fi, has conference and function rooms specially
named after these – The Crondall and the Crookham. Unfortunately
Fleet Pond, due to development and silting, is now only 52
acres in extent. Fleet Pond Nature Reserve was 133 acres until
the Brookly Wood was added in 1997 to extend it to 141 acres.
'Flete Pond' used to be a huge fish pond which belonged to
the monks of Winchester and kept them supplied with fresh
fish. In 1649 in the 'Survey of the manor of Crondall'
there is mention of a 'Fleet Farm'. There were no hotels in
Fleet at this time.
Roads in Fleet have been used by travellers
and merchants for hundreds of years. The road from Reading
to Farnham crossed the Fleet area and is today known as Reading
Road North and South. From this road branched the road to
Crondall (Hitches Lane) and the road to Hartford Bridge Flats
(Fleet Road).
The Basingstoke Canal was constructed late in
the eighteenth century and became fully operative in 1793.
Although it runs through Fleet and Crookham and was for a
period quite a busy waterway, it had little or no effect on
the development of this district. There were very few hotels
in Fleet. Coal also came by barge before there was a railway
station in Fleet.
The passing of the 'Enclosure Act' of 1834 which
allowed, the enclosing of waste and common lands, caused life
to stir in Fleet. By 1835 the common land which stretched
from Malt house bridge to Manley Manor, some 3,600 acres,
had been enclosed principally by the freeholders of the adjacent
land. Allowing for few hotels in Fleet to be established.
The London and South Western Railway was constructed
during the late 1830's and became fully operative in 1840.
A little station was built close by Fleet Pond (Although there
were no inhabitants at that end of the parish). This was not
because the planners foresaw that Fleet would grow into a
large town, but because of Fleet Pond, which would mean a
need for more hotels in Fleet. They looked at this beautiful
stretch of water, about 134 acres in extent, set amid pine
woods and heath land and thought what an ideal place it would
be to run excursions from London, with visitors staying in
hotels, so the little station had been made and called not
'Fleet' Station but 'Fleet Pond' Station.
Londoners came to enjoy the beautiful scenery
around Fleet Pond, and also came in the winter to skate when
the pond was frozen, bedding down in local hotels in Fleet.
As late as 1929 when the pond was frozen for six weeks, special
trains were run to bring the skaters from London.
Once the railway was in operation Fleet began
to develop steadily Londoners who came to enjoy the scenery
fell in love with the district, purchased land and built charming
country houses and hotels both in Fleet and Crookham. All
the first houses and hotels in Fleet were along Fleet Road
or to the west of it. Development of the other portion of
Fleet did not commence until much later. Between 1840 and
1860 Fleet grew quite slowly and by 1860 there were only about
300 inhabitants of which 30 or 40 were children of school
age. In 1870 the house which was to become The Lismoyne Hotel
(one of the best hotels in Fleet, book online for cheap prices.
Now with Wi-Fi). was built.
Fleet continued to grow steadily, and in 1871
there were 381 inhabitants.The year 1877 saw a remarkable
speeding up of the development of Fleet, including its hotels.
Roads were laid them out in the American style as it was called,
the main roads parallel to each other and the lesser roads
intersecting at right angles. It is said that Fleet was the
first place in England to be laid out in this manner. Fleet
was growing fast; a new town had had it's foundations laid
although at that time none saw that it would grow into the
large town that it has become today, with its hotels.
In 1890 the area had another hotel added to
the already existing hotels. The house named after Colonel
Lismoyne, a famous military individual, was reopened as The
Lismoyne Hotel. The Colonel Lismoyne had used the house as
a weekend retreat, escaping from London. It quickly established
itself among the hotels in Fleet. It remains today one of
the best hotels in Fleet, book online for cheap prices. Now
with Wi-Fi.
Until 1894 Fleet and Crookham were in the civil
parish of Crondall, but in that year they became separated
and each had its own parish council. In 1904 Fleet and Crookham
were created an Urban District. On the 30th March of that
year an election was held in Fleet to elect the first councillors.
Industry was kept to a minimum and when the Railway Company
asked to build their workshops at Fleet, their application
was turned down, and the workshops were built at Eastleigh.
In 1912 there were about 3,000 people living
in Fleet and a similar number in Crookham. All parts of the
parishes were fairly well populated, particularly in the vicinity
of the Wyvern Inn and the centre of Fleet. There were thirty
or forty shops in Fleet Road and as many houses. The Lismoyne
Hotel, one of the best hotels in Fleet, book online for cheap
prices, now with Wi-Fi, was situated walking distance from
here.
Fleet was beginning to look less like a village. Army officers
stationed at Aldershot and Crookham found Fleet and Crookham
pleasant places to settle their families. As there was little
or no industry in Fleet an increasing number of people young
and old were finding employment in London, to which they commuted
each day. Some would stay at The Lismoyne Hotel, one of the
best hotels in Fleet, book online for cheap prices. Now with
Wi-Fi.
In 1924 Fleet's first council houses were built
and the greater part of Crookham was taken into the Fleet
Urban District Council. About 1930 a police station was built
in Reading Road South and a police sergeant appointed. Until
this time there had been only two constables in Fleet and
one in Crookham. In 1932, the remaining part of Church Crookham
was combined with Fleet and the whole district was then administered
by Fleet Urban District Council on which Crookham was allotted
four seats. This allowed for the development of the two districts
to be co-ordinated. Further visitors came to the hotels in
Fleet.
The phenomenal increase in the population of
Fleet and Crookham really started about 1950 when land previously
'White' on the map was released for development and industry
began to move into the south-east Fleet Road developed from
a road lined with little shops mingled with large houses,
very small hotels, two Churches, a cinema, a large garage,
filling station and coach building establishment and one or
two vacant plots of land, to a busy shopping centre; large
modern shops and offices have taken the place of the houses,
Churches, cinema and the industrial organisations. Many of
the little shops and hotels were demolished and modern shops
were built in their place. The Lismoyne Hotel, one of the
best hotels in Fleet, )book online for cheap prices, now with
Wi-Fi), saw its Garden Wing added in 1960, increasing its
capacity above that of the other hotels in the area.
New people came to Fleet and Crookham in hundreds
or rather thousands. Very many of them were young couples
buying their first home, so many in fact that in 1962 Fleet
returned the highest birth rate in the country. In 1973 the
Council purchased from the Ministry of Defence, Fleet Pond
and many acres of land surrounding it for recreational purposes.
In 2001 The Lismoyne Hotel (one of the best hotels in Fleet,
book online for cheap prices, now with Wi-Fi) had the Executive
wing built, which cemented its standing as the leader among
the hotels in Fleet.
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Fleet Today
The industrial side of Fleet is located mainly
in its 4 business parks where the majority of the companies
are in IT and high tech. Both residents and industry are well
served by a good shopping centre - which currently has free
parking on the high street. It has 3 supermarkets, hotels,
a 'shopping mall' and a seemingly endless supply of banks,
building societies and estate agents. Our local Conservative
MP is the Rt. Hon. James Arbuthnott. Fleet has a number of
guesthouses and hotels where guests can stay. One of the oldest
is the Lismoyne Hotel, one of the best hotels in Fleet, book
online for cheap prices. Now with Wi-Fi.
The towns of Farnborough and Aldershot are situated
close to Fleet in the north-east corner of Hampshire, near
the M3 motorway from junction 4 & 4a of M3, and Surrey
& Berkshire borders, covering an area of 175 square kilometres
and has a population of around 175,000. Aldershot is 7 miles
from Fleet and Farnborough is 6 miles away.
Communication links to other parts of the UK
are superb and there are main line stations at Hook, Winchfield,
Fleet, Farnborough and Aldershot with frequent services to
London (Waterloo). Fleet national railway station has direct
links to London, and to all major and smaller hotels. The
Lismoyne Hotel, (one of the best hotels in Fleet, book online
for cheap prices. Now with Wi-Fi) is happy to book taxis for
its guests. From there you can go on to Gatwick, Heathrow
and the other London airports. Day Visitors can reach the
Fleet area by direct train links from London in less than
40 minutes. Basingstoke Canal runs through the area and is
a popular area to walk, cycle, boat, picnic and fish. In addition,
Farnborough Aerodrome and Blackbushe Airport are business
aviation centres and attract many into Fleet. The biennial
International Air Show in Farnborough brings a vast amount
of visitors to Fleet and is held on the site of the birthplace
of flying and aeronautical research in Britain and exhibits
are available to view at the FAST Museum.
An important picturesque open space lies between
Aldershot and Fleet is largely wooded giving lots of outdoor
recreation opportunities for visitors. The eastern border
of Hampshire is the River Blackwater, and beyond it lies the
County of Surrey. The eastern half is entirely urban as the
towns run into one another. The urban area continues into
Surrey in the south (Farnham) and the east (Camberley, Ash,
Frimley and Mytchett), and into Berkshire and Fleet and Yateley
in Hampshire to the north.
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Fleet Business Community
Many Companies are located in and around
Fleet, including:
BT Syntegra, CSC, Nokia, Lucent Technologies,
Fluor, BAE Systems, Logica CMG, Zurich, EDS, Avaya, Amdahl
International Corporation, BMW, Old Mutual Assurance, Allied
Lyons, Novartis, Kinetrol, Murate, Anite, Racal, Parity Training,
and Boeing.
3 of the biggest in Fleet are:
NTL
NTL House
Bartley Wood Business Park
Bartley Way
Hook
Hampshire
RG27 9UP
This is 8 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
NTL Incorporated is the UK's largest cable operator
and a leading provider of broadband, digital television, telephony,
content and communications services to homes, businesses and
public sector organizations. From the consolidation of the
cable industry to the roll-out of broadband, NTL and Telewest
have led the communications industry for over a decade, providing
services to 5 million residential customers and reaching 85%
of UK businesses.
Nokia (UK) Ltd
Nokia House
Summit Avenue
Southwood
Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 0NG
This is 3 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
Nokia is the world largest manufacturer of mobile
phones. The Nokia Research and Development buildings provide
18,600m2 of R&D and office space and multi storey car
parking for Nokia's staff. The buildings are air conditioned
using active chilled beams and fitted out to meet Nokias Cat
'B' requirements.
Sun Microsystems
Java House
Guillemont Park
Minley Road
Blackwater
Camberley
Surrey
GU17 9QG
This is 4 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision
-- "The Network Is The Computer" -- has propelled
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) to its position as a
leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software
and services that make the Net work.
Many of our guests at The Lismoyne Hotel travel
to the area to work in the local business parks.
There are two main business parks serving
the town of Fleet:
Centaur House
Ancells Business Park
Ancells Road
Fleet GU51 2UJ
United Kingdom
This is 2 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
The Waterfront
Fleet Road
Fleet
GU13 8QT
This is less than a 10 minute walk from The Lismoyne Hotel
The Waterfront is located adjacent to the main
line Fleet Railway station and overlooks the scenic surroundings
of the Fleet Pond. Three buildings provide 8,830m2 of modern
air conditioned office space. The development team was Helical
bar, Averley Wood Properties and Aberdeen Property Investors.
The Architect was Hamilton Associates.
Further business parks are in the local
area, and support Fleet:
Quatro House
Frimley Road
Camberley GU16 7ER
United Kingdom
This is 6.6 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
Chineham Business Park
Crockford Lane
Chineham
Basingstoke RG24 8AL
United Kingdom
This is 15.9 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
In addition, world class research facilities
can be accessed at DSTL and QinetiQ, making Fleet the ideal
home for those firms who wish to remain at the cutting edge
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The Lismoyne Hotel is proud
to be at the centre of the Fleet community and is happy to
support many local and national charities and good causes.
Things to see and do:
- Aldershot Military Museum – discover the history
of the ‘Home of the British Army’.
5.6 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Ascot Racecourse [ visit website ]
- Basingstoke Milestones Museum, Basingstoke [ visit website
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16 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Beaulieu
- Birdworld, Farnham.
10.8 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Blackbushe Airport.
4.4 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Brickfields Country Park, Aldershot.
6.9 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Chessington World of Adventures.
32 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Coral Reef, Bracknell.
13.5 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Eton College, Eton.
23.9 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Farnborough Aerodrome and Farnborough Airshow.
5 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Fleet Pond.
1 mile from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Guildford Cathedral.
18 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Gurkha Museum, Winchester.
32 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke.
15 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Hook Nature Reserve.
7.6 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Intech Interactive Technology Museum, Winchester.
32 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Jane Austins House, Alton.
17.6 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- King’s Royal Hussar’s Museum, Winchester.
32 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Legoland, Windsor.
20 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Leos Adventure, Hook.
7 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Marwell Zoological Park, Winchester.
32 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Redfields Garden Centre, Fleet.
2.7 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Sandhurst Royal Military Academy.
8.8 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Saville Gardens.
25 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- St Michael’s Abbey – Napoleon III’s
final resting place
- The Anvil, Basingstoke.
15 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- The Basingstoke Canal Towpath Trail.
15 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- The TG Green Museum, Hartley Wintney.
3.8 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Thorpe Park.
23 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Tweseldown Race Course, Fleet.
3 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Virginia Waters, Sunningdale.
13 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Wellington Country Park.
9.2 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- West-end Centre, Aldershot.
6 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Winchester Cathedral.
32 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Windsor Castle, Windsor.
21 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Yateley Common Country Park – 476 acres of heath
land, woods, grassland and ponds.
5 miles from The Lismoyne Hotel
- Fleet Tourist Information Centre
The Harlington Centre
Fleet
Hampshire
GU51 4BY.
A five minute walk from The Lismoyne Hotel
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Fleet Employment Agencies
All within 10 minutes walk from The Lismoyne
Hotel:
Index Pharmaceutical
182-184 Fleet Road
Fleet, Hants
GU51 4BS - UK
House of Recruitment
232 FLEET ROAD
FLEET
HAMPSHIRE
GU51 4BY
Alexander Francis Ltd
AFL House
St James Road
Fleet
Hampshire
GU51 3QH
Westbury White & Nunn
10 Waterfront Business Park
Fleet
Hampshire
GU51 3TX
Resource Recruitment Ltd
210 Fleet Road
Fleet
Hampshire
GU51 4BY
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Fleet Estate Agencies:
GB Property Services.
37 Fleet Road,
Fleet GU51 3PJ,
Hampshire
Haart
293 Fleet Road
Fleet, Hampshire
McCarthy Holden
Bridge House
10 Fleet Road
Fleet
Hants
GU51 4PA
The Romans Group
94 Fleet Road
Fleet
Hampshire
GU51 4BG
Mackenzie Smith
Hartfield House,
94 Fleet Road, Fleet,
Hampshire GU51 4PA
Carson & Co
The Hart Centre
Fleet Road
Fleet
Hampshire
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Local Clubs and Organisations:
- North East Hants RSPB Group
- Fleet & Crookham AC
Local athletic club catering for both adults and youngsters.
- Hart Football Club
Youth football club for ages 6 to 16 yrs based at Velmead
Junior School, Fleet. Annual dinner hosted by The Lismoyne
Hotel
- Fleet Pond Society
Looking after the Fleet Pond Nature Reserve since 1976.
- Hart Access Group
Helping the disabled and elderly in the community for the
last ten years.
- Fleet Girl Guides
- Fleet Sea Scouts & Cubs
- The Fleet and Crookham Local History Group
- The Fleet Community Site
- Basingstoke Canal Canoe Club
Join them and have great fun on the Canal.
- Fleet Colts
The under 7s top football team
- Fleet Motor Club
We have drivers as young as 10 yrs of age racing
- Church Crookham Garden Society
Saving you money on your gardening products.
- Fleet Wanderers Football Club
The future's bright... the future's claret and blue...
- Fleet Hockey Club
- Avondale Lawn Tennis Club
- Fleet Town FC
Annual dinner hosted by The Lismoyne Hotel
- Fleet Lions Club
Charitable works. Monthly meetings at The Lismoyne Hotel
- Fleet RSPB Wildlife Explorers
- Point Cyber Centre
The Point Youth Centre
- North Hants Golf Club Fleet
- Philatelic Society For Fleet and North Hampshire.
- Crondall Petanque Club
Not just a load of 'boules'.
- North Hants Golf Club
- The 29th Odiham Pondtail Scouts
- Fleet Aikido Club
- Hampshire Scout Rifle Club
Scout activity club administered by Hampshire Scout County.
- The VW Fleet (Volkswagen Club) UK
- Fleet Probus Society - meet at the Lismoyne Hotel regularly
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