Barton Stacey
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| Barton Stacey shown within Hampshire | |
| Population | 892 (2001 Census) 948 (2011 Census including Bransbury and Newton Stacey) |
| OS grid reference | SU435415 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Winchester |
| Postcode district | SO21 |
| Dialling code | 01962, 01264 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
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Barton Stacey is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, situated about 7 miles (11 km) south-east of Andover. It is bounded by the A303 road some way to the north and the A30 to the south; both roads carrying traffic east-west between London and the West. At Bullington, to the east, the A34 road runs north-south from Southampton to The Midlands.
The total area of the civil parish is 5,027 acres (20,340,000 m2). It has a population of 892 living in 341 households. The civil parish includes the village of Barton Stacey, and the hamlets of Cocum, Bransbury, Newton Stacey, and Drayton.
Barton Stacey itself lies in two parts. The original village comprises Kings Elms, Gravel Lane and The Street, situated around the church.
In 1943 the War Department (now MOD) purchased 2106.556 acres (852.5 hectares) to the North, East and South of the village for £24,000 for use as a military training area. Four army camps were developed at Drayton: 'A' 'B' & 'C' Camps to the north of the A303 and 'D' Camp to the south, east of the road from the village to Longparish. All of the original buildings are long gone, though many of the roadways and hard-standings remain visible and these areas are now vacant.
At either end of Roberts Road there are two pieces of woodland, both MOD property, but many villagers use the footpaths that have been made over the years to walk through these magnificent woodland areas. Much of the remainder of the MOD land is now rented to a local farmer.
Nearby to the north-east is a newer part, which lies along Roberts Road, East Road and West Road. This area was built in the 1950s by the MOD as married quarters for some of the troops that had been posted to the camps. From 1987 the MOD sold many of these houses privately, keeping some in West Road for military personnel. Since then only a few houses have been built in the area, all privately constructed. In 2006/2007 four flats were constructed on the edge of Roman Way, in Roberts Road. A plan exists to build some low-cost housing on land currently owned by the MOD.
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