| The large village of Hook, Hampshire, England has a | | | | accommodate these travelers and their desire for |
| current population of around 7,400 people. It is also | | | | overnight lodgings. |
| located about 36 miles to the northeast from the | | | | The railway began service in Hook in 1883, allowing |
| famous port of Southampton, which is also | | | | commuters to other towns and villages to live there |
| Hampshire's largest city. The village is fortunate in that | | | | and take the train to their jobs. Also helping growth |
| it does have a railway station with a direct connection | | | | was the construction of a turnpike road near the |
| to London and Southampton. | | | | village in the late 1700s. After World War II, the village |
| Hook has a very large business presence within its | | | | was considered by the government as being a site |
| boundaries, especially given its size. There is a | | | | that might be able to accommodate Londoners, in an |
| business park located less than a mile from the center | | | | effort to spread more of the country's population |
| of the town, which plays host to the United Kingdom's | | | | around. Nothing became of this plan, though. |
| largest cable provider's headquarters. There are a | | | | The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of |
| number of other famous corporations which also call | | | | Hampshire lies in the south coast portion of the |
| the business park home. This fact has given the village | | | | country. It enjoys a current population of around 1.7 |
| an almost one-hundred percent employment rate. | | | | million people, making it the 5th largest county in all of |
| Given the long history of England, the village of Hook | | | | England. It is considered a popular vacation area due to |
| has a relatively young history. Until the 1700s, there | | | | its picturesque coastline and variety of sights and |
| were but a few scattered farms in the area where | | | | lovely towns and villages. Both the village of Holt and |
| the village stands today. Once the main | | | | the county of Hampshire are perfect examples of |
| London-to-Exeter stagecoach route began to run | | | | classic English life. |
| through the region, though, the village began to grow to | | | | |