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Segensworth is a
business park A business park or office park is a designated area of land in which many office buildings are grouped together. These types of developments are often located in suburban areas where land and building costs are more affordable, and are typically ...
near
Whiteley Whiteley is a planned community of 6,500 homes in the county of Hampshire, England, United Kingdom near Fareham. The development straddles the boundary between two council districts: the Fareham (borough), Borough of Fareham to the south and we ...
and
Fareham Fareham ( ) is a market town at the north-west tip of Portsmouth Harbour, between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton in south east Hampshire, England. It gives its name to the Borough of Fareham. It was historically an important manufac ...
in
Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ...
in
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. At the 2011 Census the business park was included in the Park Gate Ward of Fareham Council.


Location

Segensworth is located in southern Hampshire between the cities of
Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in En ...
and
Southampton Southampton is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. It is located approximately southwest of London, west of Portsmouth, and southeast of Salisbury. Southampton had a population of 253, ...
and close to the market town of Fareham. It is off junction 9 of the M27 while rail services are provided nearby at
Swanwick railway station Swanwick railway station is a railway station in Fareham, Hampshire, England. Despite its name, it is actually located in Park Gate, one mile south of Swanwick. The station opened on 2 September 1889, and was specially built for the local st ...
. Segensworth has Park Gate and Swanwick to the west, Titchfield to the east and Whiteley to the north.


History

Segensworth was originally farmland which was developed in a joint venture between Winchester and Fareham Council, into an industrial estate during the 1980s due to its adjacency to the M27 which provides excellent access to nearby Ports and arterial roads to
London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
such as the M3 and A3


Business improvement district

Segensworth has been a
Business improvement district A business improvement district (BID) is a defined area within whichever businesses elect to pay an additional fee (or assessment) in order to fund projects within the district's boundaries. A BID is not a tax, as taxes fund the government. BID f ...
since 2012, information on the impact provided can be found on th
Segensworth Business forum website
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