Hook, Hart

Hook is a civil parish and large village in the Hart District of northern Hampshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (10 km) east of Basingstoke and 36 miles (58 km) northeast of Southampton, on the A30 national route, just north of Junction 5 of the M3 motorway. London is 42 miles (66 km) northeast of the village. The 2021 Census recorded Hook's population as 9,100. Hook railway station has direct rail links to both London Waterloo and Basingstoke with indirect routes to Reading, Salisbury, and Southampton. Rail services are provided by South Western Railway. Among the businesses located in Hook are Serco and Trimble Navigation. Between 2004 and 2006, Hook expanded eastwards with the development of the Holt Park residential area, and from 2020 northeastwards with the Green Hart Park and Oakwood Grange developments.