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Swanwick is a village in Hampshire
Hampshire

Hampshire , sometimes historically Southamptonshire, Hamptonshire, , or the County of Southampton, is a Counties of England on the south coast of England....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, west of the River Hamble
River Hamble

The River Hamble is a river in Hampshire, England. It source near Bishop's Waltham and flows for some 1 E4 m through Botley, Hampshire, Bursledon and Swanwick, Hampshire before entering Southampton Water near Hamble-le-Rice and Warsash....
 and just north of the M27 motorway
M27 motorway

The M27 is a motorway in Hampshire, England. It is 25 miles long and runs west-east from Cadnam to Portsmouth. It was was opened in stages between 1975 and 1983, and there were plans to extend the motorway as far as Penzance to the west and Ramsgate to the east, with a number of smaller motorways connecting the city centres of Southampto...
. The village is located within the borough of Fareham
Fareham (borough)

Fareham is a Non-metropolitan district and Borough status in the United Kingdom in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Fareham. Other places within the Borough include Portchester, Stubbington, Hill Head, Titchfield, Warsash, Locks Heath, Sarisbury and half of Whiteley....
 and is the site of the London Area Control Centre
London Area Control Centre

The London Area Control Centre is an air traffic control centre based at Swanwick, Hampshire near Fareham in Hampshire, southern England. It is operated by National Air Traffic Services , starting operations on 27 January 2002, and handles aircraft over England and Wales....
 (LACC) and the London Terminal Control Centre
London Terminal Control Centre

The London Terminal Control Centre was an air traffic control Terminal Control Center based in West Drayton, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England, approximately 2.5 miles north of London Heathrow airport....
 (LTCC) part of National Air Traffic Services
National Air Traffic Services

NATS, , is the United Kingdom's main Air Navigation Service Provider. A full member of the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation, NATS is also a shareholder in European Satellite Services Provider , a company set up to operate the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service ....
 Air Traffic Control
Air traffic control

Air traffic control is a service provided by ground-based Air traffic controller who direct aircraft on the ground and in the air. The primary purpose of ATC systems worldwide is to separate aircraft to prevent collisions, to organize and expedite the flow of traffic, and to provide information and other support for pilots when able....
 Centre and the last remaining example of a Victorian steam-driven brickwork
Brickwork

Brickwork masonry is produced when a bricklayer uses bricks and Mortar to build up structures such as walls, bridges and chimneys. Brickwork is also used to finish openings such as doors or windows in buildings made of other materials....
s, located at Bursledon Brickworks.

Swanwick has no real village centre and the only commercial premisis of note is the Elm Tree Public House.






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Swanwick is a village in Hampshire
Hampshire

Hampshire , sometimes historically Southamptonshire, Hamptonshire, , or the County of Southampton, is a Counties of England on the south coast of England....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, west of the River Hamble
River Hamble

The River Hamble is a river in Hampshire, England. It source near Bishop's Waltham and flows for some 1 E4 m through Botley, Hampshire, Bursledon and Swanwick, Hampshire before entering Southampton Water near Hamble-le-Rice and Warsash....
 and just north of the M27 motorway
M27 motorway

The M27 is a motorway in Hampshire, England. It is 25 miles long and runs west-east from Cadnam to Portsmouth. It was was opened in stages between 1975 and 1983, and there were plans to extend the motorway as far as Penzance to the west and Ramsgate to the east, with a number of smaller motorways connecting the city centres of Southampto...
. The village is located within the borough of Fareham
Fareham (borough)

Fareham is a Non-metropolitan district and Borough status in the United Kingdom in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Fareham. Other places within the Borough include Portchester, Stubbington, Hill Head, Titchfield, Warsash, Locks Heath, Sarisbury and half of Whiteley....
 and is the site of the London Area Control Centre
London Area Control Centre

The London Area Control Centre is an air traffic control centre based at Swanwick, Hampshire near Fareham in Hampshire, southern England. It is operated by National Air Traffic Services , starting operations on 27 January 2002, and handles aircraft over England and Wales....
 (LACC) and the London Terminal Control Centre
London Terminal Control Centre

The London Terminal Control Centre was an air traffic control Terminal Control Center based in West Drayton, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England, approximately 2.5 miles north of London Heathrow airport....
 (LTCC) part of National Air Traffic Services
National Air Traffic Services

NATS, , is the United Kingdom's main Air Navigation Service Provider. A full member of the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation, NATS is also a shareholder in European Satellite Services Provider , a company set up to operate the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service ....
 Air Traffic Control
Air traffic control

Air traffic control is a service provided by ground-based Air traffic controller who direct aircraft on the ground and in the air. The primary purpose of ATC systems worldwide is to separate aircraft to prevent collisions, to organize and expedite the flow of traffic, and to provide information and other support for pilots when able....
 Centre and the last remaining example of a Victorian steam-driven brickwork
Brickwork

Brickwork masonry is produced when a bricklayer uses bricks and Mortar to build up structures such as walls, bridges and chimneys. Brickwork is also used to finish openings such as doors or windows in buildings made of other materials....
s, located at Bursledon Brickworks.

Swanwick has no real village centre and the only commercial premisis of note is the Elm Tree Public House. Since the 1980s, the gradual spread of housing developments has meant that Swanwick has merged with the new town of Whiteley
Whiteley

Whiteley is a community in the county of Hampshire, England, near Fareham. The development straddles the boundary between two council districts: the Fareham to the south and west, and the City status in the United Kingdom of City of Winchester to the north and east....
 although there is no vehicular access except for a bus only route.

Swanwick railway station
Swanwick railway station

Swanwick railway station is a railway station serving Park Gate, Locks Heath, Whiteley and Swanwick, Hampshire, in the borough of Fareham , in Hampshire, England....
 on the West Coastway Line
West Coastway Line

The West Coastway Line is a railway line in England, along the south coast of West Sussex and Hampshire, to the west of Brighton., plus the short branches to Littlehampton railway station and Bognor Regis railway station....
 is approximately one mile south of the village and is nearer Park Gate
Park Gate

Park Gate is a locality in the borough of Fareham in Hampshire, England. It merges into Locks Heath to the south, Segensworth to the east and Sarisbury to the west....
 than Swanwick.

The village's "twin" Lower Swanwick
Lower Swanwick

Lower Swanwick is a village on the River Hamble in Hampshire, England. It is located within the borough of Fareham at the eastern end of Bursledon Bridge, which carries the A27 across the River....
 is situated two miles west of the village on the edge of the River Hamble
River Hamble

The River Hamble is a river in Hampshire, England. It source near Bishop's Waltham and flows for some 1 E4 m through Botley, Hampshire, Bursledon and Swanwick, Hampshire before entering Southampton Water near Hamble-le-Rice and Warsash....
.