The focus of a good road and rail network, the Town prides itself
in being a great place to live and work and to be at your leisure.
With a population of just over 14,000 people it provides for around
9,000 jobs with many people coming every day into the Town to work
and almost as many commuting out to London, Portsmouth and Southampton.
In 2009 the Town will be host to celebrations to mark the 150th
anniversary of the coming of the railway which completed the direct
link between London and the naval hub, Portsmouth.
The centre of the Town and part of the adjoining village of Sheet
are Conservation Areas and the whole of the Town is contained within
the East Hampshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is hoped
that it will become part of the South Downs National Park in the
near future.
It seems that you will find a pretty spot around almost every corner.
The whole area will repay exploration, with tranquil spaces such
as Old Mill Lane at Sheet, Buriton Pond, The High Street Physic
Garden, and of course The Heath, just waiting for you.
Petersfield Facts and Figures (based on the census 2001)
Est. pop 14089
Pop. Per sq mile 3914
Dwellings 6546
Births per 1000 11.8
Area 3.6 Sq. Miles
Shops schools & Factories 577
Transport / Road Links
Petersfield owes its existence to being at the junction of a number
of tracks, some going back to pre-historic times. All these tracks
have assumed the role of important roads over the years, and have
led to the establishment of the Town as a centre for communications
for miles around.
The Town is well placed on Britain’s railway network. Petersfield
railway station, at the top of Lavant Street, is on the Portsmouth
to Waterloo line. Portsmouth is only 25 minutes away with easy access
to cross-channel and Isle of Wight ferries and London Waterloo is
only 60 minutes by fast train. Petersfield is also the centre of
a web of rural bus services as well as  longer
distance coach links to Portsmouth and London.
Petersfield is conveniently placed at the junction of the A3 London
to Portsmouth Road and the A272 south coast lateral link, providing
easy access to Winchester and beyond to the west, and Midhurst and
Petworth to the east.
Gatwick, Heathrow and Southampton airports are easily accessible
by train and are an easy drive by road, as is Bournemouth International
Airport.
M25 35 miles Winchester 18 miles
London 53 miles Chichester 18 miles
Portsmouth 20 miles Southampton 37 miles
New Forest 50 miles Guildford 28 miles
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