Chineham lies on the north-western edge of Basingstoke in Hampshire and is located at
51°17′27″N 1°03′04″W.
Although mentioned in the Domesday Book, most of the houses in the area have been built since 1980. Prior to this, Chineham was mainly green fields with a small amount of ribbon development along the A33 Basingstoke to Reading road, housing about 400 people. This is now a densely populated residential community that forms one of the major housing areas on the north-eastern edge of Basingstoke.
For details of the local population visit the Office for National Statistics website.