Cove, Hampshire

Cove
St John the Baptist
Cove is located in Hampshire
Cove
Cove
Location within Hampshire
Population6,548 [1]
5,893 (2011 Census. Cove and Southwood Ward)[2]
OS grid referenceSU850565
• London33 miles
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFARNBOROUGH
Postcode districtGU14
Dialling code01252
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
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Hampshire
51°17′47″N 0°47′38″W / 51.2965°N 0.7939°W / 51.2965; -0.7939

Cove is an ancient village turned suburb, forming the western part of Farnborough, in the Rushmoor district, in the county of Hampshire, England. The appropriate ward is called Cove and Southwood. It is located 33 mi (53 km) south west of London. Cove is adjacent to Hawley village and Southwood.

History

Cove is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The entry from 1086, reads "Germanus holds from the Bishop 8 hides of this land in ITCHEL and COVE".[3][4]

The Farnborough workhouse was located in Workhouse Lane, Cove (now known as Union street). This workhouse was built before 1832,[5] was closed in 1868, sold in 1871 and demolished in the 1980s. The building was named Wilmot House, after the lord of the manor.

Cove was formerly a tything and chapelry in the parish of Yateley,[6] in 1866 Cove became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged with Farnborough and Hawley.[7] In 1931 the parish had a population of 3228.[8] It is now in the unparished area of Farnborough.

Present day

Cove is now a suburb of Farnborough. Cove School is a secondary school located in the area. The local football team is Cove F.C.

Geology

The only naturally occurring water features that still exist in Cove are Cove Brook and Marrowbrook (which was once the outlet to the lake on Cove Common). There was once a pond on Cove Green.[9]

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References

  1. ^ Hampshire County Council data
  2. ^ "Rushmoor Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ^ Cove Historical Background and Domesday Book translation
  4. ^ Cove Page on Open Domesday
  5. ^ "Hampshire Treasures Volume 3 (Hart and Rushmoor)". Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  6. ^ "History of Cove, in Rushmoor and Hampshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Relationships and changes Cove CP/Tg through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Population statistics Cove CP/Tg through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Historic Farnborough: Local History Mention of Cove Pond as present in 1949". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2013.