Rowlands Castle
| Rowland's Castle | |
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 Rowland's Castle Green |
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 Rowland's Castle
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| Rowland's Castle shown within Hampshire | |
| Population | 2,770 2,747 (2011 Census including Idsworth) |
| OS grid reference | SU733106 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ROWLAND'S CASTLE |
| Postcode district | PO9 6xx |
| Dialling code | 023 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
Rowland's Castle (or Rowlands Castle; the apostrophe is disputed) 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.
The village lies in the area of the former Forest of Bere on the eastern boundary of Hampshire. To the east in the parish of Stoughton, West Sussex is Stansted Park. Former British tennis player Chris Wilkinson is a notable figure living in Rowland's Castle.
It is largely a quiet residential village, with four pubs and a few small shops, including a hardware store, which appeared in an episode of the 2010 series of The Apprentice, and local convenience store. 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.
Lionel 'Buster' Crabb, a famous Royal Navy diver, post World War II, lived in Whichers Gate Road and was a local at the Staunton Arms Pub at the entrance of the village, where he was remembered by local villagers.
Former Van Morrison guitarist Herbie Armstrong once operated The Fountain Inn in the centre of the village next to the Village Green. His weekly live music evenings attracted music lovers from across the region, and have been known to include some famous faces; Mick Hucknall on one occasion.
In 1994 Stage 5 of the Tour de France passed through Rowland's Castle, attracting large crowds during one of the busiest days in the village's history.
Rowland's Castle is served by a railway station on the Portsmouth Direct Line between London Waterloo and Portsmouth. It is only manned early on weekday mornings. There is just one bus route. It is route 27 which is operated by Emsworth and District.
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