Eastleigh

Eastleigh
Town
The Point, Eastleigh's old town hall
Eastleigh is located in Hampshire
Eastleigh
Eastleigh
Location within Hampshire
Population24,011 (unparished area, 2011 census)
OS grid referenceSU4563818844
Civil parish
  • Eastleigh Town[1]
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEASTLEIGH
Postcode districtSO50
Dialling code023
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
Websiteeastleigh-tc.gov.uk
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
50°58′00″N 1°21′00″W / 50.966667°N 1.35°W / 50.966667; -1.35

Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire, England, between Southampton and Winchester. It is the largest town and the administrative seat of the Borough of Eastleigh, with a population of 24,011 at the 2011 census.

The town lies on the River Itchen, one of England's premier chalk streams for fly fishing, and a designated site of Special Scientific Interest.[2][3] The area was originally villages until the 19th century, when Eastleigh was developed as a railway town by the London and South Western Railway.

  1. ^ "Eastleigh Town". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ^ Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Archived 24 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Fact file on the River Itchen Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine