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Yateley is a Town in Hampshire , England , near the River Blackwater and now a Suburb of the Aldershot-Farnborough-Camberley Conurbation . It lies just north of the A30 Road . Yateley Hall in the town dates from the Thirteenth Century , but the town itself was mentioned in the Eleventh Century Domesday Book . Through the next few centuries it would develop into a coach-hub between London and Reading , finally establishing itself as a residential area with local businesses and light service industries. It is flanked by Blackbushe Common , the Blackwater River valley and Trilakes Country Park. It is a mainly commuter town with excellent private car links to London, Reading, Aldershot and Guildford but a very poor standard of public transport. It is also linked by Blackbushe Airport complex, which caters for leisure flights and small business flight operations. The complex also contains a thriving car auction, a go-kart track, an abandoned WW2 airfield and is the venue for a popular sunday market. There is a huge mushroom farm as you enter the town from Reading Road. The road acts as the town's main business link, with numerous shops and other businesses located along this road - along with all the hallmarks of a shire-town: village green with obligatory Cricket club, a church, a golf course and several traditional pubs. There are modern elements creeping in however - two supermarkets, modern convenience stores and even a Kentucky Fried Chicken . POPULATION Yateley had a population of 15,663 according to the 2001 Census . The population will probably rise in the next few decades due to new housing developments. TRIVIA Local legend, The Parson of Darby Green, a Highwayman , used Yateley and the Reading Road as his main stamping ground. The name "''Yateley''" derives from the Middle English "''Yate''" meaning "''Gate''" and "''Lea''" which is a ''river crossing'' or ''bridge''. As the old entrance to Yateley was a small bridge across the River Blackwater near Trilakes, that Yateley is right on the border of the three counties Hampshire , Berkshire and Surrey , and that the town's logo is a ''three-styled gate'' with ''keys'' and a ''tudor rose'' (from the period of county-boundary formation) identifies its meaning. The Dog and Partridge pub in Yateley used to be the official headquarters of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party . Its one-time feline leader, Catmandu, was tragically run-over on Reading Road. In the hit British TV mockumentary The Office , lead character David Brent explains to the audience "''When I’m finished with Slough there’s… Reading, Aldershot, Bracknell, you know. I’ve got Didcot, Yateley…''". There is a medium-sized business park located near Blackbushe Airport which has all the hallmarks of Slough's business estate. The town falls under the siren test area of HMRP Broadmoor , with a siren test occurring every monday at 10 AM. It sounds similar to an air-raid siren. Some of the first meetings to put together the Gunpowder Plot took place in Yateley, which led to one residential area's roads being named after some of the conspirators, such as Robert Catesby , Throgmorton, and Ryves. The Home of Yateley and District Lions {Link without Title} Also EDUCATION For a list of local schools see the list of Hampshire Schools . Yateley School (School Lane) and Frogmore School (Reading Road) - Comprehensive secondary schools catering for around 1000-1500 students. They also both contain FE Colleges and leisure centres. Yateley Junior School and Westfields Junior School - both cater for around 500 students. Yateley Junior School maintains strong connections to the Church Of England . There is also an infants school located near the junior school. Also Potley Hill, located next to Frogmore community college caters for 300-400 students Yateley Manor School - a private school catering for around 1000 pupils. FAMOUS RESIDENTS Robert West (Sportsman) Dayle Hodge (performer and musician) REFERENCES |
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