Hart
§ This page gives an overview of the Hart local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.
Overview ⁞ Hart district, in north-east Hampshire, is characterised by leafy villages, market towns, and rolling countryside. Fleet is the main town, with a canal-side setting along the Basingstoke Canal and nearby Fleet Pond Nature Reserve. Hartley Wintney and Odiham add historic character with Georgian buildings, markets, and links to RAF history. The district is largely rural, with woodland, commons, and meadows shaping its tranquil setting. Its balance of suburban communities and rural scenery gives Hart a distinctive charm.
The administrative boundary of Hart can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Hart.
Key Facts about Hart
What region is Hart in? Hart is in the South East of England, a region within the UK.
What county is Hart in? Hart is located in the county of Hampshire.
Is Hart a city? No, Hart is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)
Who governs Hart? The local authority for this district is: Hart District Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Hampshire is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Hampshire County Council.
▶ Official website of Hart District Council 🔗 hart.gov.uk
Which police force covers Hart? Policing in Hart is provided by Hampshire Constabulary 🔗 hampshire.police.uk, which serves 14 local authority districts: Basingstoke and Deane ⁞ East Hampshire ⁞ Eastleigh ⁞ Fareham ⁞ Gosport ⁞ Hart ⁞ Havant ⁞ Isle of Wight ⁞ New Forest ⁞ Portsmouth ⁞ Rushmoor ⁞ Southampton ⁞ Test Valley ⁞ Winchester.
Hart in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Hart is within an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) South East
- (ITL 2) ⇒ Tees Valley
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.
Constituencies in Hart
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Hart
Hart is divided into 11 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Blackwater and Hawley
- Crookham East
- Crookham West and Ewshot
- Fleet Central
- Fleet East
- Fleet West
- Hartley Wintney
- Hook
- Odiham
- Yateley East
- Yateley West
In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.
Parishes in Hart
Hart is fully parished: 21 civil parishes, listed A-Z below.
- Blackwater and Hawley
- Bramshill
- Church Crookham
- Crondall
- Crookham Village
- Dogmersfield
- Elvetham Heath
- Eversley
- Ewshot
- Fleet
- Greywell
- Hartley Wintney
- Heckfield
- Hook
- Long Sutton
- Mattingley
- Odiham
- Rotherwick
- South Warnborough
- Winchfield
- Yateley
A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.
Built-up Areas in Hart
Hart covers 28 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Blackwater (Hart) *
- Camberley *
- Crondall
- Crookham Village
- Dogmersfield
- Elvetham Heath
- Eversley *
- Eversley Centre
- Eversley Cross
- Ewshot *
- Farnborough *
- Fleet
- Greywell
- Hartley Wintney
- Hawley (Hart)
- Hook (Hart) *
- Long Sutton (Hart)
- Lower Common *
- Minley
- Newnham (Basingstoke and Deane) *
- Odiham
- Phoenix Green
- Riseley (Wokingham) *
- Rotherwick
- Sandhurst (Bracknell Forest) *
- South Warnborough
- Turgis Green *
- Yateley *
In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Hart.)
Hart compared with other districts in the UK
This section shows how Hart compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.
Hart has 11 electoral wards.
Hart has a population of 103,162 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)
More local statistics and data for Hart can be found on the ONS statistics for Hart.