Hiltingbury Estate in the woods

HILTINGBURY ESTATE IN THE WOODS
Hiltingbury Estate in the late 1950s is not, you might think, worthy of a mention in the annals of Eastleigh’s history. Not ancient history, perhaps, but history is always in the making. The Hiltingbury now described by journalists and estate agents as ‘upmarket’ and ‘executive belt’ is a fair step away from that part of Hiltingbury I moved into early in 1959. It was then a quiet, little known comer of the Borough, thickly wooded with heathland beyond, but it was on the verge of being tom apart and changed beyond recognition.