Boyatt Wood

Boyatt Wood
St Peter's Church
Boyatt Wood is located in Hampshire
Boyatt Wood
Boyatt Wood
Location within Hampshire
Area2.067 km2 (0.798 sq mi)
Population7,333 (2024 estimate)
• Density3,548/km2 (9,190/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Eastleigh Town
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central

Boyatt Wood is a small residential area north-west of Eastleigh in Hampshire, England named locally after the wooded area to the south of Boyatt Lane which connects the area to the village of Otterbourne. On 1 April 2021 it became a civil parish,[1] In 2024 the parish had an estimated population of 7333.[2] being formed from the unparished area of Eastleigh.[3] On 1 April 2026 the parish was abolished and merged with Eastleigh Town.[4]

St Peter's Church is an Anglican parish church in the area. Boyatt Wood Allotment Site contains 61 gardening plots.[5]

A local secondary school, Crestwood Community School, was where Scott Mills was taught.[6]

One amateur football team, the Boyatt Wood FC, has been based in the area since 2012.

National cycle network route 23 runs through Boyatt Wood.

References

  1. ↑ "The Eastleigh Borough Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2021" (PDF). Eastleigh Borough Council. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Boyatt Wood". City Population. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Hampshire Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "The Eastleigh Borough Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Eastleigh Town and Boyatt Wood) Order 2025" (PDF). Eastleigh Borough Council. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Eastleigh Borough Council: Boyatt Wood Allotments Archived April 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Scott Mills". Hampshire Chronicles. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2013.

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