Chandler's Ford

The Chandler's Ford shooting (codenamed Operation Hurlock by the police) was the shooting of armed robbers in the town of Chandler's Ford, Hampshire, in southern England, on 13 September 2007. Two men were shot dead by Metropolitan Police officers while they were robbing a cash-in-transit van at gunpoint. The Metropolitan Police's Flying Squad had been tracking a gang of armed robbers from South London who were estimated to have stolen £500,000 (£738,000 today) from 18 robberies of security vans. The Flying Squad received intelligence that the gang intended to target the HSBC branch in Chandler's Ford and planned to lie in wait and apprehend the suspects as they attempted the robbery. Armed police officers arrived in Chandler's Ford in the early hours of the morning of 13 September and concealed themselves in a public toilet close to the bank, supported by snipers in overlooking buildings. At 10:05, shortly after the arrival of the G4S van, Mark Nunes (wearing a mask) approached the guard and pointed a gun at him, demanding he hand over the cash box. A police sniper opened fire, hitting Nunes in the chest. As officers were deploying from their hiding place, a second gang member, Andrew Markland, ran over and picked up Nunes's weapon; he was shot twice by a second sniper. Police officers attempted first aid but Markland died at the scene. Nunes was airlifted to hospital but died later that day. At the trial of the remaining gang members, the jury was shown footage from a police surveillance post at Chandler's Ford, including the moment Nunes and Markland were shot. The shooting was investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which concluded that the armed officers had acted properly, though it found flaws in the planning of the operation. An inquest held in 2011 reached a verdict of lawful killing, after which the IPCC published its full report, recommending that a firearms commander independent of the investigation be appointed to lead future operations. The Metropolitan Police implemented the recommendation.

Chandler's Ford railway station serves the Chandler's Ford area of Eastleigh in Hampshire, England. It is on the Eastleigh to Romsey Line, 75 miles 25 chains (121.2 km) measured from London Waterloo.

Toynbee School is an 11-16 (no sixth form) secondary school in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire. The head teacher is Matthew Longden.

Hiltingbury is an area within the Borough of Eastleigh in Hampshire, England. There are two electoral wards representing Hiltingbury, returning a total of four councillors to the Borough Council.

Valley Park is a civil parish and a new town in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. The part of the parish is called Knightwood.

Lakeside School is an 11–16 boys special school with specialist SEN status located in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire, England. The head teacher is Mr Gareth Evans, who has won a 2008 Pearson Teaching Award for head teacher of the year. Lakeside School is located next to Thornden School.

Thornden School is a secondary school with academy status in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire. It is an 11-16 (no sixth form), mixed specialist Arts College with Science as the second specialism. There are 1400 pupils on roll and 11 tutor groups of around 30 pupils in each tutor group, to form year groups of around 300 people.

Crestwood Community School (known as Crestwood College prior to its name change in August 2017) is a coeducational secondary school, located in Eastleigh in the English county of Hampshire. Crestwood is a split-site school, operating two campuses on Shakespeare Road and Cherbourg Road. It is a community school administered by Hampshire County Council, which coordinates the school's admissions. The school specialises in Business and Enterprise. Crestwood Community School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.The school operates two SEN resourced provisions: a Specific Learning Difficulties provision on the Shakespeare Road campus and a Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs provision on the Cherbourg Road campus. The SEMH provision is delivered in partnership with Cherbourg Primary School.In March 2016, it was announced that the nearby Quilley School would be closed and that Crestwood would expand — as of September 2016 — to deliver 11–16 education across two sites.

Allbrook is a settlement and civil parish in the Borough of Eastleigh in Hampshire, England.

Flexford Nature Reserve is a 18-hectare (44-acre) nature reserve in Chandler's Ford in Hampshire. It is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.This reserve is in two areas separated by the Eastleigh–Romsey railway line. It has wet meadows and ancient woodland trees such as alder and ground flora such as ramsons. Birds include siskins and lesser redpolls.

Boyatt Wood is a small residential area and civil parish north-west of Eastleigh in Hampshire 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.St Peter's Church is an Anglican parish church in the area. Boyatt Wood Allotment Site contains 61 gardening plots.A local secondary school, Crestwood Community School, was where Scott Mills was taught.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

Hocombe Mead is a 8.3-hectare (21-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Eastleigh in Hampshire. It is owned by Eastleigh Borough Council and managed by Eastleigh Borough Council & Friends of Hocombe Mead.The site has two species-rich meadows. The north one, which is grazed by cattle, has a large colony of ringlet butterflies, while the south one is maintained by cutting. There are also woods, with some parts more than 400 years old. There are small areas of bog and heath.It is shown on maps from 1588, in which it was known as Eagle's Copse.