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((Infobox UK place
| official_name = Eastleigh
| type = [[Town]]
| country = England
| region = South East England
| civil_parish = Eastleigh Town<ref>((cite web|url=http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/7000000000181090|title=Eastleigh Town|publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]]|accessdate=3 July 2021))</ref>
| static_image_name = File:Old Town Hall Eastleigh.JPG
| static_image_caption = [[The Point, Eastleigh|''The Point'']], Eastleigh's old town hall
| population = 24,011
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| postcode_area = SO
| postcode_district = SO50
| dial_code = 023
| constituency_westminster = [[Eastleigh (UK Parliament constituency)|Eastleigh]]
| shire_district = [[Eastleigh (borough)|Eastleigh]]
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'''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, Hampshire|River Itchen]], one of England's premier [[chalk stream]]s for [[fly fishing]], and a designated [[site of Special Scientific Interest]].<ref>[http://www.hwt.org.uk/data/files/Itchen_Nav/090526_itchen_nav_web_version_aj2.pdf Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust] ((webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090824150647/http://www.hwt.org.uk/data/files/Itchen_Nav/090526_itchen_nav_web_version_aj2.pdf |date=24 August 2009 ))</ref><ref>[http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Business/river_itchen_sac_1888068.pdf Fact file on the River Itchen] ((webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605060353/http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Business/river_itchen_sac_1888068.pdf |date=5 June 2011 ))</ref> The area was originally villages until the 19th century, when Eastleigh was developed as a [[railway town]] by the [[London and South Western Railway|London and South-Western Railway]].

== History ==

[[File:Eastleigh rail yard 1984.jpg|thumb|left|Eastleigh rail yard in 1984]]
[[File:Victorian Bandstand Eastleigh.JPG|right|thumb|Victorian bandstand in the recreation ground]]

The modern town of Eastleigh lies on the old [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] road, built in A.D.79 between Winchester ''([[Venta Belgarum]])'' and [[Bitterne]] ''([[Clausentum]])''.<ref name="Gosling4">[[#Gosling69|Nicola Gosling]]: 1986, Page 4</ref><ref name="Bitterne">((cite web|url=http://sccwww1.southampton.gov.uk/archaeology/roman.asp |title=Archaeology Object Database – Southampton City Council |work=sccwww1.southampton.gov.uk |publisher=[[Southampton City Council]] |access-date=28 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419194736/http://sccwww1.southampton.gov.uk/archaeology/roman.asp |archive-date=19 April 2010 ))</ref><ref name="Venta">((cite web|url=http://www.roman-britain.org/places/venta_belgarum.htm|title=VENTA BELGARVM|work=roman-britain.org|access-date=28 March 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116003137/http://www.roman-britain.org/places/venta_belgarum.htm|archive-date=16 January 2010|df=dmy-all))</ref> [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] remains discovered in the Eastleigh area, including a Roman lead [[coffin]] excavated in 1908,<ref name="LeadCoffin">((cite web|url=http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/entries/v13p003e04.html|title=Hampshire Treasures: Volume 13 ( Eastleigh), Page 3 – Bishopstoke, Entry 04|work=hants.gov.uk|access-date=29 March 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605023848/http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/entries/v13p003e04.html|archive-date=5 June 2011|df=dmy-all))</ref> indicate that a settlement probably existed here in Roman times.<ref name="Gosling4" /><ref name="Bishopstoke">((cite web |url=http://www.bishopstokepc.hampshire.org.uk/pages/history.html |title=Bishopstoke Parish Council: History |work=bishopstokepc.hampshire.org.uk |access-date=28 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227211352/http://www.bishopstokepc.hampshire.org.uk/pages/history.html |archive-date=27 February 2011 |df=dmy ))</ref><ref name="ChandlersFord">((cite web|url=http://www.chandlersfordonline.com/history/history.htm|title=Chandlers Ford – Local History|work=chandlersfordonline.com|access-date=29 March 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309035613/http://www.chandlersfordonline.com/history/history.htm|archive-date=9 March 2009|df=dmy-all))</ref>

A [[Saxons|Saxon]] village called 'East Leah' has been recorded to have existed since 932 AD.<ref name="Lambert">((cite web |url=http://www.localhistories.org/eastleigh.html |title=A History of Eastleigh |publisher=www.localhistories.org |access-date=21 December 2009))</ref> ('Leah' is an ancient [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] word meaning 'a clearing in a forest').<ref name="Lambert" /> There is additional evidence of this settlement in a survey from the time which details land in North Stoneham being granted by [[Æthelstan|King Æthelstan]] to his military aid, Alfred in 932 AD.<ref name="Gosling4" /><ref name="Bishopstoke" /><ref>((cite web |url=http://www.bishopstokepc.hampshire.org.uk/ |title=Bishopstoke Parish Council website |work=bishopstokepc.hampshire.org.uk |access-date=28 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526132157/http://www.bishopstokepc.hampshire.org.uk/ |archive-date=26 May 2010 |df=dmy ))</ref> The prefix 'Est' or 'East' is thought to refer to its location relative to the established settlement of [[North Baddesley|Baddesley]].<ref name="Gosling4" />

The [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 gives a more detailed account of the settlement, which is referred to as 'Estleie'.<ref name="Gosling4" />

In 1838 the [[London and South Western Railway]] Company (L&SWR) built a railway from Southampton to Winchester.<ref name="Lambert" /><ref name="Williams">Williams, R. A. (1968) ''The London & South Western Railway'', v. 1: The formative years, and v. 2: Growth and consolidation, David and Charles, ((ISBN|0-7153-4188-X)); ((ISBN|0-7153-5940-1))</ref> It was decided to build a station near the little village of Barton. This [[Eastleigh railway station|railway station]] was originally named [[Bishopstoke]] Junction.<ref name="Lambert" /> In 1868 the villages of Barton and Eastley were combined into one parish.<ref name="Lambert" /> A parish church, the Church of the Resurrection, was built in the same year, at a cost of £2,300.<ref>[[#Clarke69|Clarke, Kathleen]]: 1995, Page 6</ref> A local noted author of many novels, [[Charlotte Mary Yonge|Charlotte Yonge]], donated £500 towards the building of the church.<ref name="Clarke 1995, Page 7">[[#Clarke69|Clarke, Kathleen]]: 1995, Page 7</ref> She was rewarded by being given the privilege to choose a name for the 'new' parish; either Barton or Eastly. She chose Eastly, but with a new modern spelling; Eastleigh.<ref name="Clarke 1995, Page 7" /> In 1891 the L&SWR Carriage and Wagon Works from [[Nine Elms]] in London were transferred to Eastleigh. This was followed by the [[Nine Elms Locomotive Works]] which were moved there in 1909.
These railway works were closed in 2006 but have since reopened, albeit on a smaller scale.

Eastleigh has seen a rapid and controlled expansion in residential, industrial and [[commerce|commercial development]] over recent years. The [[borough of Eastleigh]] was ranked the "9th best place to live in the UK 2006" by a [[Channel 4]] programme.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/4homes/ontv/best&worst/2006/eastleigh.html |title=BEST AND WORST PLACES TO LIVE 2006: Eastleigh |access-date=16 November 2007 |publisher=[[Channel 4]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203102133/http://www.channel4.com/4homes/ontv/best%26worst/2006/eastleigh.html |archive-date=3 February 2008 |df=dmy-all ))</ref>

[[File:Ray Flying Legends 2005-1.jpg|thumb|Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX]]
The [[United States Navy]] established a [[naval air station]] on 23 July 1918 to assemble and repair [[Caproni Ca.5]] and [[Airco DH.4]] and [[Airco DH.9|DH.9]] bombers for the [[Northern Bombing Group]] of the First World War. The base closed shortly after the [[Armistice of 11 November 1918|First Armistice at Compiègne]].<ref name=nan>((cite book |last=Van Wyen |first=Adrian O. |title =Naval Aviation in World War I |url=https://archive.org/details/navalaviationinw00wash |publisher =Chief of Naval Operations |date =1969 |location =Washington, D.C. |page =[https://archive.org/details/navalaviationinw00wash/page/80 80] ))</ref> Perhaps Eastleigh's best-known 'resident' is the [[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire]] aeroplane which was built in Southampton and first flown from [[Southampton Airport|Eastleigh Aerodrome]]. A replica has recently been placed on the roundabout at the entrance to the airport.

Eastleigh Museum, which is to be found in the High Street, holds information about the town and the surrounding villages, including Bishopstoke which had been the largest [[residential area]].

== Education ==

Eastleigh has two [[further education]] colleges: [[Barton Peveril Sixth Form College]] (where [[Colin Firth]] was a pupil) and [[Eastleigh College]] (both on the same road). [[Crestwood Community School]] is the secondary school for the town, and primary schools include Cherbourg Primary School, Norwood Primary School, Nightingale Primary School, the Crescent Primary School and Shakespeare Infant and Junior Schools to the north of the town.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www3.hants.gov.uk/education/schools/schooldetails.htm?area=eastleigh|title=Hampshire schools by area: Eastleigh|work=Hantsweb|publisher=Hampshire County Council|access-date=28 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914064608/http://www3.hants.gov.uk/education/schools/schooldetails.htm?area=eastleigh|archive-date=14 September 2008|url-status=dead))</ref>

== Religion ==
[[File:Ready-to-welcome3.jpg|right|thumb|Emmanuel Baptist Church]]
((main|List of places of worship in the Borough of Eastleigh))
The [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] parish church is All Saints in Desborough Road.<ref>((cite web |title=Eastleigh Parish |url=https://www.eastleighparish.com |website=Easleigh Parish |access-date=6 November 2018))</ref> The [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] Church of the Holy Cross was built in Leigh Road in 1902 to replace an early tin church.<ref>((cite web |title=History |url=http://www.stswithunwellsparish.org.uk/churches/holycross/our_church/history.html |website=Holy Cross |publisher=The Catholic Parish of St Swithin Wells |access-date=6 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912141740/http://stswithunwellsparish.org.uk/churches/holycross/our_church/history.html |archive-date=12 September 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all ))</ref> Emmanuel Baptist Church was founded in the early 1930s, in the former Desborough Mission Hall in Desborough Road. The building dates to 1905.<ref>((Cite book|title=Kelly's Directory of Southampton and Neighbourhood|year=1907|url=http://www.plimsoll.org/Southampton/streetdirectories/directory1907/default.asp#13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060524040934/http://www.plimsoll.org/Southampton/streetdirectories/directory1907/default.asp#13|url-status=usurped|archive-date=24 May 2006|pages=512 & 516))</ref>

Eastleigh Baptist Church is situated in Wells Place and was previously called Union Baptist Church.<ref>((Cite web|title=Hettie's hundred years at Eastleigh|url=https://baptisttimes.co.uk/Articles/499652/Hetties_hundred_years.aspx|access-date=2021-11-22|website=baptisttimes.co.uk))</ref> Adjacent to the main church building is the Wells Place Centre, built on the site of a former dairy which itself replaced a bacon factory.<ref>((Cite web|title=Changing Eastleigh – History of Bishopstoke, Hampshire|url=https://www.bishopstokehistory.uk/changing-eastleigh/|access-date=2021-11-22|language=en-GB))</ref>

St Andrew's Methodist Church is located in Blenheim Road.<ref>((Cite web|title=Winchester, Eastleigh & Romsey - St Andrews, Eastleigh|url=https://www.wermethodistcircuit.org.uk/churches/circuit-churches/st-andrews-eastleigh.html|access-date=2021-11-22|website=www.wermethodistcircuit.org.uk))</ref>

Junction Church has premises in Eastleigh's High Street<ref>((Cite web|title=Junction Church, Eastleigh - A Church For Everyone|url=https://www.junctionchurch.org.uk/|access-date=2021-11-22|website=Junction Church, Eastleigh|language=en-GB))</ref> and Thrive Church meets at the Pavilion on the Park.<ref>((Cite web|title=Thrive Church|url=https://www.thrivechurch.uk/|access-date=2021-11-22|website=www.thrivechurch.uk))</ref>

== Sport ==
((more references|section|date=June 2023))
=== Eastleigh F.C. ===
[[Eastleigh F.C.]] is the town's sole senior football team playing in the [[National League (division)|National League]] as well as entering the FA Cup and the FA Trophy. They are known as The Spitfires.<ref>((Cite web |date=2023-05-31 |title=Former Saints youngster Hesketh makes surprise Sholing move |url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/23558591.former-southampton-youngster-makes-surprise-non-league-move/ |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=Daily Echo |language=en))</ref>

=== Solent Kestrels ===
[[Solent Kestrels]] are the town and area's basketball club, and compete in the [[National Basketball League (England)|English Basketball League]] Division 1, the second highest level of the sport in the country, behind the nationwide [[British Basketball League]]. The team were promoted to Division 1 in 2016, after finishing as champions of Division 2 in the 2015–16 season. They are coached by Matt Guymon and play home games at the [[Fleming Park Leisure Centre]].

=== Eastleigh Ladies Hockey Club ===

Eastleigh Ladies Hockey Club is based in South Hampshire. It fields 2 teams in the Hampshire Women's League (playing Saturdays), as well as playing floodlit and indoor league games (playing on weekdays).

=== Eastleigh Rugby Football Club ===

Eastleigh Rugby Football Club play from "the Hub" in Eastleigh. They currently have four senior sides, colts and young player development, their 1st XV currently play in the [[London 2 South West]]. Also based at the Hub are "the Hurricanes", a team for young adults with learning difficulties.

=== Eastleigh Running Club ===

There is a broadly based running club.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.eastleighrunningclub.org.uk/|title=Eastleigh Running Club|work=eastleighrunningclub.org.uk))</ref>

== Politics ==

Eastleigh is represented in the House of Commons by Conservative MP [[Paul Holmes (Eastleigh MP)|Paul Holmes]]. He was first elected for the constituency at the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]] with a majority of 9,147 votes, taking over from [[Mims Davies]], the Conservative MP who took the seat in 2015.<ref>((cite web |title=Eastleigh (Constituency) 2015 results |url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/election/2016-05-05/results/Location/Constituency/Eastleigh |website=UK Parliament |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=28 January 2021))</ref> [[Mike Thornton (politician)|Mike Thornton]] of the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] was elected at the [[2013 Eastleigh by-election|2013 by-election]] with a majority of 1,771 votes following the resignation of [[Chris Huhne]], in a by-election that was closely fought with UKIP coming in second and the Conservatives finishing in third place.

In [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]] Huhne had been elected as the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament (MP) for the [[Eastleigh (UK Parliament constituency)|Eastleigh constituency]] after the previous MP ([[David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey|David Chidgey]], also Liberal Democrat) retired. Eastleigh has a tradition of close contests, and Huhne narrowly beat the Conservative candidate [[Conor Burns]] with the second lowest swing against the Liberal Democrats of any seat with a retiring MP (2.6%). [[David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey|David Chidgey]] had succeeded the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] MP [[Stephen Milligan]] following his high-profile death. [[Chris Huhne]] was appointed as [[Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change]] following the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]]. Huhne resigned the seat in February 2013 after pleading guilty to perverting the course of justice over a 2003 speeding case.<ref>((cite web|author=Norman Smith |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16866127 |title=BBC News – Chris Huhne quits cabinet over speeding claims charge |publisher=BBC.co.uk |date=3 February 2012 |access-date=12 March 2013))</ref>

[[Borough of Eastleigh|Eastleigh Borough Council]] currently has 34 Liberal Democrats, 3 independent and 2 Conservative Councillors. On 1 April 2021 the town of Eastleigh became a civil parish, having previously been an unparished area within the borough.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/media/9354/cgr-2021-reorganisation-order.pdf|title=The Eastleigh Borough Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2021|publisher=[[Eastleigh Borough Council]]|accessdate=3 July 2021))</ref>

== Economy ==

The [[B&Q]] head office is on Chestnut Avenue in [[Chandler's Ford]], Eastleigh.<ref>"[http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/corporate/content/about/index.jsp Company Information] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210195736/http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/corporate/content/about/index.jsp |date=10 February 2011 ))." B&Q. Retrieved on 25 March 2012. "B&Q Plc B&Q House Chestnut Avenue Chandlers Ford Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 3LE "</ref> The town was formerly home to a [[Mr Kipling]] bakery.<ref>[http://www.eastleighlibdems.org.uk/en/article/2004/032223/manor-bakery-closure-is-a-blow-for-local-economy-and-break-with-history Manor Bakery Closure is a Blow for Local Economy and Break with History] ((webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807055649/http://www.eastleighlibdems.org.uk/en/article/2004/032223/manor-bakery-closure-is-a-blow-for-local-economy-and-break-with-history |date=7 August 2011 ))</ref>

Eastleigh is also home to a manufacturing plant owned by [[Prysmian Group|Prysmian]] Cables & Systems.

== Transport ==
[[File:Railway Station Eastleigh.JPG|thumb|Eastleigh railway station in 2009]]

===Air===
[[Southampton Airport]] is located in Eastleigh; it is the 20th largest airport in the UK. The airport is served by a dedicated main line railway station, ((stnlink|Southampton Airport Parkway)), which is the next station stop south (5 minutes) from Eastleigh. The airport codes are ((airport codes|SOU|EGHI)).

===Railway===
[[Eastleigh railway station]] is on the [[South West Main Line]] from ((stnlink|London Waterloo)) and ((stnlink|Winchester)) to ((stnlink|Southampton Central)), ((stnlink|Bournemouth)), ((stnlink|Poole)) and ((stnlink|Weymouth)); [[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway]] provides services to those places. Eastleigh is also the junction station for two other routes: the [[Eastleigh–Fareham line]] and the [[Eastleigh–Romsey line]].

===Buses===
Eastleigh has bus services provided by [[Bluestar (bus company)|Bluestar]], [[Stagecoach South|Stagecoach]] and [[Xelabus]].

===Road===
Eastleigh is located close to the junction between the [[M3 motorway (Great Britain)|M3 motorway]] and [[M27 motorway]], giving easy road access to London, Southampton, Winchester, Bournemouth and Portsmouth.

== Swan Centre ==

The Swan Shopping Centre opened in 1989, and was built in the heart of the town's Victorian 'grid iron' road layout and blocked off Market Street and High Street – although through access was possible for pedestrians while the centre was open. The Swan Centre included a French-style café and a new library<ref name="Swan">((cite web|url=http://www.swanshopping.com/|title=Swan Shopping Centre Eastleigh|publisher= 2007–2009 Swan Shopping Centre, Eastleigh |access-date=27 June 2009))</ref> (replacing the former library situated in the Park, now used as part of [[The Point, Eastleigh|The Point]])

== Notable people ==
((Category see also|People from Eastleigh))
[[Celebrity|Famous people]] linked to Eastleigh include [[Chrystabel Leighton-Porter]], the model for the [[World War II|Second World War]] [[character (arts)|cartoon character]] ''[[Jane (comic strip)|Jane]]'',<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.skylighters.org/jane/|title=Racy Cartoons of the WW II Years: "Jane"|work=skylighters.org|access-date=9 June 2008|archive-date=10 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610051554/http://www.skylighters.org/jane/|url-status=dead))</ref> and [[Benny Hill]] who both lived in the town.<ref>((cite web |url= http://eastleighso50.tripod.com/id5.html |title= Late 20th Century |work= eastleighso50.tripod.com |access-date=27 March 2010))</ref> Hill's first job was at [[Woolworths Group (United Kingdom)|Woolworths]] on Leigh Road, Eastleigh. He then moved on to be a milkman for Hanns Dairies, on Factory Road, now Wells Place. His time working in Eastleigh on a horse-drawn milk float gave him his inspiration for his hit record, ''Ernie, The Fastest Milkman In The West''.<ref name="BBC">((cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/hampshire/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8186000/8186192.stm |title=Benny Hill saluted by the south |work=BBC News |access-date=29 March 2010 |date=6 August 2009))</ref><ref name="SouthernLife">((cite web|url=http://www.southernlife.org.uk/eastleig.htm |title=Eastleigh |work=Southern Life |access-date=29 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407095907/http://www.southernlife.org.uk/eastleig.htm |archive-date=7 April 2010 ))</ref> In Hill's honour, a plaque has been put up close to the site of the now demolished Hanns Dairies building<ref name="SouthernLife" /> and a new road has been named ''Benny Hill Close'', though many of the people who had bought the new homes were not happy with the decision. An alternative suggestion was Cowpat Lane.<ref>((cite web |title=Benny Hill's no joke |url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/5585965.benny-hills-no-joke/ |website=Daily Echo |access-date=14 April 2022))</ref>

[[Arthur Young (police officer)|Sir Arthur Young]], the eminent [[chief of police]], was born at 55 Chamberlayne Road in 1907. Sporting notables include [[Tommy Green (athlete)|Tommy Green]] who won an [[Gold medal|Olympic Gold Medal]] at the [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Los Angeles Games]] in the 50K walk, and [[Vince Hawkins]] who was British Middleweight Boxing Champion in the late 1940s.<ref name="Echo">((cite news |url= http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/heritage/hampshireheritage/3943104.Tributes_paid_to_hero_of_the_boxing_ring/ |title=Post-war boxing champion Vince Hawkins dies aged 85 |newspaper=Southern Daily Echo |location =Southampton |date= 2 December 2008 |author=Adams, Melanie |access-date=20 December 2009))</ref><ref name="BoxRec">((cite web |url= http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Vince_Hawkins |title=Vince Hawkins |publisher= Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia |access-date=20 December 2009))</ref><ref name="Clarke 1995, Page 61">[[#Clarke69|Clarke, Kathleen]]: 1995, Page 61</ref>

Other notable residents of Eastleigh include:
* [[Heinz Burt]] (1942–2000) (pop-musician)
* [[Scott Mills]] (1973–present) ([[BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]] DJ)
* [[Stephen Gough]] (the 'Naked Rambler')
* [[Giz Watson]] (Australian politician)
* [[Nirmal Purja]] (Mountaineer)
* [[Jamie Hayter|Paige Wooding]] (professional wrestler known as [[Jamie Hayter]])

== Twin towns and sister cities ==
Eastleigh is [[Town twinning|twinned]]<ref name=twin>((cite web|title=Twin Towns & Twinning Association|url=https://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/the-council/mayor-of-eastleigh/twin-towns.aspx|publisher=Eastleigh Borough Council|access-date=30 July 2015))</ref> with:
*((flagicon|FRA)) [[Villeneuve-Saint-Georges]], France
*((flagicon|GER)) [[Kornwestheim]], Germany

It has a "sister city" relationship<ref name= twin /> with:
*((flagicon|USA)) [[Temple Terrace, Florida]], United States

"friendship link" with ((flagicon|RUS)) [[Kimry]] was suspended due to [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]<ref name= twin />

== See also ==
((Portal|Hampshire))
* [[Eastleigh (UK Parliament constituency)|Eastleigh constituency]]
* [[Eastleigh Works]]

== References ==
=== Notes ===
((Reflist|colwidth=30em))

=== Bibliography ===
((Refbegin|35em))
*((cite book|last=Clarke |first=Kathleen|title=Civic Pride: Engendered and Remembered|editor=First|year=1995|publisher=K M Clarke B.A./ Boyatt Wood Press, [[Southampton]]|location=Eastleigh|isbn=0-9526565-0-7|ref=Clarke69))
*((cite book|last1=Gosling|first1=Nicola|last2=Bowie|first2=Gavin|title=Estleie: from 1086–1936, the development of Eastleigh as a community|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eMt1OwAACAAJ|access-date=27 March 2010|year=1986|publisher=Hampshire Record Office, Hampshire County Museums Service & [[Eastleigh (borough)|Eastleigh Borough Council]]|location=[[Winchester]]|id=Unique ID:hs-hl-hb200025746-b-00-000|ref=Gosling69))
*((cite book|last=Hill|first=Paul |title=The Age of Æthelstan: Britain's Forgotten History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9yQXAQAAIAAJ|access-date=28 March 2010|year=2004|publisher=[[Tempus Publishing]] & [[The History Press]]|location=[[Stroud]], United Kingdom|isbn=978-0-7524-2566-5|ref=Hill69))
*((cite book|last=Hillier|first=Barbara|title=Chandler's Ford: A Pictorial History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zWiZAAAACAAJ|access-date=29 March 2010|date=January 1994|publisher=Phillimore & Co. Ltd|isbn=978-0-85033-896-6|ref=Hillier69))
*((cite book|last=Robertson|first=Kevin|title=Steam Around Eastleigh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lx4vPwAACAAJ|access-date=26 March 2010|date=7 April 2009|publisher=[[The History Press]]|location=[[Stroud]], United Kingdom|isbn=978-0-7524-5035-3|ref=Robertson70))
*((cite book|last=Winkworth|first=Bob|title=Eastleigh: the railway, the town, the people|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vdx7AAAACAAJ|access-date=26 March 2010|date=January 2007|publisher=Noodle Books|isbn=978-0-9554110-0-7|ref=Winkworth71))
((Refend))

== External links ==
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* [https://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/ Eastleigh Borough Council]

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