Editing Hampshire (section)

==Culture, arts and sport==
===Flag===
[[File:County Flag of Hampshire.svg|thumb|The flag of the historic county of Hampshire]]
The [[Flag of Hampshire]] was officially added to the [[Flag Institute]]'s registry of flags on 12 March 2019 after receiving support from [[Hampshire County Council]], the [[Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire]], and many local organisations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flag Institute |date=12 March 2019 |url=https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/2019/03/hampshire-flag-day-recognised/ |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507205258/https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/2019/03/hampshire-flag-day-recognised/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The county day and flag day is 15 July, St Swithun's Day; [[St Swithun]] was an [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[bishop of Winchester]].

===Music===
Hampshire is the home of many orchestras, bands, and groups. Musician [[Laura Marling]] hails originally from Hampshire. The Hampshire County Youth Choir is based in [[Winchester]], and has had successful tours of Canada and Italy in recent years. The Hampshire County Youth Orchestra (with its associated [[chamber orchestra]] and [[string orchestra]]) is based at [[Thornden School#Thornden Hall|Thornden Hall]].

===Museums===
[[File:Milestones Museum.jpg|thumb|[[Milestones Museum]], Basingstoke]]
There are a number of local museums, such as the City Museum in Winchester, which covers the Iron Age and Roman periods, the Middle Ages, and the Victorian period over three floors. A "Museum of the Iron Age" is in [[Andover, Hampshire|Andover]]. [[Solent Sky]] Museum depicts the story of aviation in Hampshire and the Solent region, with more than 20 airframes from the golden age. Southampton's [[Sea City Museum]] is primarily focused on the city's links with the ''Titanic''. Basingstoke's [[Milestones Museum]] records the county's industrial heritage. There are also a number of national museums in Hampshire. The [[National Motor Museum, Beaulieu|National Motor Museum]] is located in the New Forest at [[Beaulieu, Hampshire|Beaulieu]]. The Royal Navy Museum is part of [[Portsmouth Historic Dockyard]]. Other military museums include The [[Submarine Museum]] at Gosport, the [[Royal Marines Museum]], originally in Southsea but was due to transfer to the Dockyard in 2019, the [[Aldershot Military Museum]], the [[D-Day Story]] by [[Southsea Castle]] and the [[Museum of Army Flying]] at Middle Wallop. Several museums and historic buildings in Hampshire are the responsibility of the Hampshire Cultural Trust.<ref>{{cite web |title=Venues |url=http://www.hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk/venues |website=Hampshire Cultural Trust |access-date=25 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426012253/http://www.hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk/venues |archive-date=26 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Specialist museums include the [[Gilbert White]] museum in his old home in [[Selborne]], which also includes The Oates Collection, dedicated to the explorer [[Lawrence Oates]].

===Annual events===
The New Forest and Hampshire County Show takes place annually at the end of July; 2020 will mark its centenary.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hampshire County Council: Visit Hampshire: The New Forest and Hampshire County Show |url=https://www.visit-hampshire.co.uk/whats-on/the-new-forest-and-hampshire-county-show-p707691 |access-date=18 April 2018 |archive-date=4 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104211121/https://www.visit-hampshire.co.uk/whats-on/the-new-forest-and-hampshire-county-show-p707691 |url-status=live}}</ref> The largest gathering of Muslims in Western Europe, [[Jalsa Salana]], takes place near Alton, with 37,000 visitors in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thousands of Ahmadis meet in rural Hampshire |newspaper=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/news/britain/21725792-some-37000-people-gathered-farm-worldwide-convention-ahmadiyya |date=3 August 2017 |access-date=18 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215050037/https://www.economist.com/news/britain/21725792-some-37000-people-gathered-farm-worldwide-convention-ahmadiyya |archive-date=15 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The ancient festival of [[Beltane|Beltain]] takes place at [[Butser Ancient Farm]] in the spring.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hampshire County Council: Visit Hampshire: Beltain Festival |url=https://www.visit-hampshire.co.uk/whats-on/beltain-festival-at-busters-ancient-farm-p1281311 |access-date=18 April 2018 |archive-date=18 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418230311/https://www.visit-hampshire.co.uk/whats-on/beltain-festival-at-busters-ancient-farm-p1281311 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Buildings and protected monuments===
There are 187 Grade I [[listed building]]s in the county, ranging from statues to farm buildings and churches to castles,<ref>{{cite web |title=British Listed Buildings: Grade I Listed Buildings in Hampshire |url=https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/hampshire/grade-i#.WtdD6CMrIl4 |access-date=18 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418230632/https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/hampshire/grade-i#.WtdD6CMrIl4 |archive-date=18 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> 511 buildings listed Grade II*,<ref>{{cite web |title=British Listed Buildings: Grade II*Listed Buildings in Hampshire |url=https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/hampshire/grade-iix |access-date=18 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418230017/https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/hampshire/grade-iix |archive-date=18 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> and many more listed in the Grade II category.<ref>{{cite web |title=British Listed Buildings: Listed Buildings in Hampshire |url=https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/hampshire#.WtdD0yMrIl4 |access-date=18 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418230705/https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/hampshire#.WtdD0yMrIl4 |archive-date=18 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[National Heritage List for England|National Heritage]]'s figures include the Isle of Wight, listing 208 Grade I buildings, 578 Grade II*and 10,372 Grade II, 731 scheduled monuments, two wrecks, 91 parks and gardens, and a battlefield: the Battle of Cheriton, which took place in 1644, near Winchester.<ref>{{cite web |title=National Heritage: Hampshire |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/results?q=Hampshire&searchtype=nhle |access-date=18 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419122003/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/results?q=Hampshire&searchtype=nhle |archive-date=19 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Sport===
[[File:Pavilion stands.JPG|thumb|left|[[Rose Bowl (cricket ground)|Rose Bowl]] cricket ground in 2010, currently sposored by [[Utilita]]]]
The game of [[cricket]] was largely developed in south-east England, with one of the first teams forming at [[Hambledon, Hampshire|Hambledon]] in 1750, with the [[Hambledon Club]] creating many of cricket's early laws. [[Hampshire County Cricket Club]] is a [[first-class cricket|first-class]] team. The main county ground is the [[Rose Bowl (cricket ground)]], currently sponsored by Utilita;<ref>{{cite web |title=Utilita Bowl becomes new name of Hampshire home |url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/countycricket/utilita_bowl_becomes_new_name_hampshire_home.html |website=The Cricketer |access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref> located in [[West End, Hampshire|West End]], it has hosted [[One Day International|one day internationals]] and, following redevelopment, hosted its first [[Test cricket|test match]] in 2011.

The world's oldest surviving bowling green is the [[Southampton Old Bowling Green]], which was first used in 1299.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A311482 |access-date=6 January 2009 |author=BBC Online |title=Southampton Old Bowling Green, Southampton, England |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611021631/http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A311482 |archive-date=11 June 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Hampshire's relatively safe waters have allowed the county to develop as one of the busiest sailing areas in the country, with many [[yacht]] clubs and several manufacturers on the Solent. The Hamble, Beaulieu and Lymington rivers are major centres for both competitive and recreational sailing, along with [[Hythe, Hampshire|Hythe]] and [[Ocean Village, Southampton|Ocean Village]] marinas. The sport of [[windsurfing]] was invented at [[Hayling Island]] in the south east of the county.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://slcc.strath.ac.uk/scotslawcourse/ip/ip/patent/windsurf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031211083750/http://slcc.strath.ac.uk/scotslawcourse/ip/ip/patent/windsurf.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 December 2003 |title=Windsurfing International Inc. v Tabur Marine (GB) Ltd. (1985) RPC 59 |work=SLCC – Scots Law Courseware |publisher=The [[University of Strathclyde]] |access-date=20 June 2010}}</ref>
[[File:The South Stand at Fratton Park - geograph.org.uk - 6315559.jpg|thumb|[[Fratton Park]] football ground, Portsmouth, South Stand, 2019]]
Hampshire has several [[Football Association|association football]] teams, including [[Premier League]] side [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]], [[EFL Championship]] side [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] and [[National League (English football)|National League]] sides [[Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]], [[Eastleigh F.C.|Eastleigh]] and [[Havant & Waterlooville F.C.|Havant & Waterlooville]]. Portsmouth and Southampton have traditionally been [[South Coast derby|fierce rivals]]. Portsmouth won the [[FA Cup]] in 1939 and 2008 and the [[Football League]] title in 1949 and 1950. Southampton won the FA Cup in 1976 and reached the final in 1900, 1902, and 2003, as well as finishing second in the Football League in 1984. [[Aldershot F.C.|Aldershot]] were members of the Football League from 1932 until they folded in 1992. They were succeeded by Aldershot Town, who in 2008 were crowned the [[Conference Premier]] champions and promoted to the Football League but were relegated back to the Conference at the end of the 2012–13 season. Hampshire has a number of [[Non-League football|Non League]] football teams. [[Bashley F.C.|Bashley]], [[Gosport Borough F.C.|Gosport Borough]] and [[A.F.C. Totton|AFC Totton]] play in the [[Southern Football League Premier Division]], and [[Sholing F.C.|Sholing]] and [[Winchester City F.C.|Winchester City]] play in the [[Southern Football League]] Division One South and West.

[[Thruxton Circuit]], in the north of the county, is Hampshire's premier motor racing circuit, with a karting circuit; there are other karting circuits at Southampton and Gosport.<ref>{{cite web |title=Visit Hampshire: Driving experiences |url=https://www.visit-hampshire.co.uk/things-to-do/activities-and-sport/driving |access-date=22 April 2018 |archive-date=23 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423102115/https://www.visit-hampshire.co.uk/things-to-do/activities-and-sport/driving |url-status=live}}</ref> The other main circuit was the [[Ringwood Raceway]] at Matchams.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Future of Ringwood raceway hangs in the balance as officers review plans |url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/23295314.future-ringwood-raceway-remains-uncertain-council-set-decide/ |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=Bournemouth Echo |date=5 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

[[Lasham Airfield]], near Alton, is a major centre for [[gliding]], hosting both regional and national annual competitions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lasham Gliding Society |url=https://www.lashamgliding.com |website=Lasham Gliding |access-date=24 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425032156/https://www.lashamgliding.com/ |archive-date=25 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Media===
====Television====
[[File:Front window of Hampshire Chronicle newspaper, England, 1999.jpg|thumb| Former ''[[Hampshire Chronicle]]'' office in Winchester, {{Circa|1999}}]]
The county's television news is covered by [[BBC South Today]] from its studios in Southampton and [[Meridian Broadcasting|ITV Meridian]] from a studio in Whiteley, though both [[BBC London]] and [[ITV London]] can be received in northern and eastern parts of the county. A local independent television station, ''That's Hampshire'', started transmitting in May 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=That's Hampshire |url=http://www.thats.tv/hampshire/ |website=That's TV |access-date=13 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413185914/http://www.thats.tv/hampshire/ |archive-date=13 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Radio====
[[BBC Local Radio]] for the county is provided by [[BBC Radio Solent]], [[BBC Radio Berkshire]] (covering [[Basingstoke]] and [[Andover, Hampshire|Andover]]) and [[BBC Radio Surrey]] (covering [[Aldershot]], [[Farnborough, Hampshire|Farnborough]] and [[Fleet, Hampshire|Fleet]]). County-wide commercial radio stations include [[Heart South]], [[Capital South]], [[Easy Radio South Coast]], [[Nation Radio South Coast]] and [[Greatest Hits Radio South]]. There are many community radio stations for local communities across the county, such as [[Unity 101]], [[Voice FM 103.9]], and [[Andover Radio]]. The [[University of Southampton]] and the [[University of Portsmouth]] have campus-based student radio stations [[Surge Radio]] and [[Pure FM (Portsmouth)|Pure FM]] respectively, with students at Winchester's [[Peter Symonds College]] creating programming for Outreach Radio through the enrichment society of Symonds Radio.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-01 |title=Symonds Radio {{!}} OUTREACH RADIO - Your Truly Local Radio Station serving Hampshire & surrounding areas. |url=https://www.outreachradio.co.uk/symonds-radio/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

====Press====
Southampton and Portsmouth support daily newspapers; the ''[[Southern Daily Echo]]'' and ''[[The News (Portsmouth)|The News]]'' respectively. The ''[[Basingstoke Gazette]]'' is published three times a week. Weekly papers include the ''[[Hampshire Chronicle]]'', which is one of the oldest newspapers in the country.<ref name="Pressgazette">{{cite magazine |date=April 2007 |url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/all-change-in-the-hampshire-chronicle-newsroom/ |title=All change in the ''Hampshire Chronicle'' Newsroom |magazine=Press Gazette |df=dmy-all |access-date=2 December 2019 |archive-date=18 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118144403/https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/all-change-in-the-hampshire-chronicle-newsroom/ |url-status=live}}</ref>