eastrop, park, public, park, located, east, basingstoke, hampshire, park, features, large, boating, lake, miniature, golf, course, café, walking, trails, river, loddon, flows, through, park, feeding, into, balancing, pond, pond, serves, habitat, various, wildl. Eastrop Park is a public park located in the east of Basingstoke Hampshire 1 The park features a large boating lake a miniature golf course a cafe and walking trails 2 3 The River Loddon flows through the park feeding into a balancing pond The pond serves as a habitat for various wildlife including kingfishers Eastrop ParkEastrop ParkLocation in HampshireTypePublic parkLocationBasingstoke HampshireCoordinates51 16 01 N 1 04 30 W 51 266819 N 1 0751152 W 51 266819 1 0751152 Coordinates 51 16 01 N 1 04 30 W 51 266819 N 1 0751152 W 51 266819 1 0751152Created1972 1972 StatusAll yearHistory EditThe park was opened in 1972 The name Eastrop derives from the Saxon name meaning Eastern Settlement 3 Basingstoke Corn Mill also known as Penton s Mill stood on the site in 1873 4 The modern boating lake is on the site of the former mill pond 3 References Edit Eastrop Park www basingstoke gov uk Retrieved 8 June 2020 Gardens en Parks and Eastrop Park Parks amp Gardens Retrieved 8 June 2020 a b c Eastrop Park Hampshire Garden Trust Research Retrieved 8 June 2020 Ordnance Survey 1 2500 map 1873 This Hampshire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eastrop Park amp oldid 1083049585, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,