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Horndean is a village situated in Hampshire, England. For details on how to list your property on Horndean.com please contact Christian on 07939 588833.
Admiral Sir Charles Napier, hailed by the Portuguese as a great liberator of their Country, was the owner of Merchistoun Hall in Horndean. Making it his home in 1836 Sir Charles named the historical building after his ancestral birthplace in Scotland. Thought of as a maverick, the Board of Admiralty struck him off the Navy List for exercising too much individualism. In his retirement he used to wear a smock to identify himself more closely with the local inhabitants, and often used to wander around the village carrying a monkey on his shoulder. The house is reputed to be haunted and the 'ghost' described as being dressed in a grey hooded cloak.
The Red Lion public house is supposedly another haunted building in the village. The spectre of a rough lady, of a somewhat bawdy nature can be heard laughing and singing in the bar.
Horndean's largest industry was that of the George Gale &Co Brewery. When Gale first purchased the Ship and Bell inn with its brewing facilities in Horndean, he could not have imagined it to become a multi-million pound business. The family brewers Fuller, Smith and Turner have since taken over in a £92 million deal, allowing the Gales heritage to be enjoyed by a much wider audience.
It was the arrival of the Portsmouth and Horndean Light Railway that marked the first of the many changes in the 20th century. The installation of mains supplies of water, electricity and drainage occurred during the 1920s and 30s, and by 1939 Horndean Civil Parish had a population of 3000 which increased when people were evacuated from London and Portsmouth during the Second World War.
A 200 year old Grade II listed building Merchistoun Hall has been the home of Horndean Community Association since 1950 and is the longest established and most successful provider of recreation and leisure facilities. Managed by the HCA the Horndean Amateur Theatrical Society has been in existence since 1948, a group that specialises in offering maximum enjoyment for members and audiences alike.
The Queen Elizabeth Country Park situated just off the A3, is the largest in Hampshire with over 20 miles of trails catering for walkers, cyclists & horse riders including specially made trails for mountain-biking. The South Downs Way runs through the park and across the nearby Butser Hill National Nature Reserve, of which has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. With a cafe and visitor centre activities are on offer throughout the year.
Horndean is a mix of urban and rural landscape with a good range of ornamental and parkland trees. The tree wardens with their wealth of experience and knowledge give special priority to the welfare and protection of the local trees of which play an important part in the village landscape. Horndean contains many fragments of Ancient Woodland which contain a great variety of native species, many now retained within housing estates and playing their bit in attracting wildlife into gardens.
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