Rowland's Castle
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Rowland's Castle is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) north of Havant, on the Hampshire/West Sussex border.
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Rowland's Castle | |
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Rowland's Castle Green | |
Location within Hampshire | |
Population | 2,770 [1] 2,747 (2011 Census including Idsworth)[2] |
OS grid reference | SU733106 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ROWLANDS CASTLE |
Postcode district | PO9 |
Dialling code | 023 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
50.89115°N 0.96006°W / 50.89115; -0.96006 |
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The focal point of the village is the village green which is shaped somewhat like a lung. Surrounded by roads it is about 250 yards (230 m) long and about 40 yards (37 m) wide at its eastern end while tapering to almost a point at the western end near the railway arch.
The village takes its name from a motte-and-bailey castle, the remains of which are situated to the south of Redhill Road and west of the railway line, east of the current centre of the village.