Place:Rowlands Castle, Hampshire, England

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NameRowlands Castle
Alt namesRowland's Castlesource: alternate spelling
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates50.891°N 0.96°W
Located inHampshire, England     (1932 - )
See alsoBedhampton, Hampshire, Englandcivil parish abolished when Rowlands Castle was created in 1932
Blendworth, Hampshire, Englandcivil parish abolished when Rowlands Castle was created in 1932
Chalton, Hampshire, Englandcivil parish abolished when Rowlands Castle was created in 1932
Idsworth, Hampshire, Englandcivil parish abolished when Rowlands Castle was created in 1932
North Havant, Hampshire, Englandcivil parish abolished when Rowlands Castle was created in 1932
Warblington, Hampshire, Englandcivil parish abolished when Rowlands Castle was created in 1932
Petersfield Rural, Hampshire, Englandrural district in which it was located 1932-1974
East Hampshire District, Hampshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
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Rowlands Castle (or Rowland's Castle; the apostrophe is disputed) is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire District of Hampshire. It is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) north of Havant, on the county border between Hampshire and West Sussex.

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.

The parish, which was in Petersfield Rural District, was formed in 1932 when the following civil parishes were abolished: Bedhampton, Blendworth, Chalton, Idsworth, North Havant and Warblington.

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Research Tips

  • GENUKI has a list of archive holders in Hampshire including the Hampshire Record Office, various museums in Portsmouth and Southhampton, the Isle of Wight Record Office and Archives.
  • The Hampshire Online Parish Clerk project has a large collection of transcriptions from Parish Registers across Hampshire.
  • A listing of all the Registration Districts in England and Wales since their introduction in 1837 together with tables listing the parishes that were part of each district and the time period covered, along with detailed notes on changes of parish name, mergers, etc. Do respect the copyright on this material.
  • The three-storey City Museum in Winchester covers the Iron Age and Roman periods, the Middle Ages, and the Victorian period.
  • Volumes in The Victoria County History Series are available for Hampshire through British History Online. There are three volumes and the county is covered by parishes within the old divisions of "hundreds".
A collection of maps on the A Vision of Britain through Time website illustrating the English county of Hampshire over the period 1832-1932 (the last two are expandible):
  • A group of maps of the post-1974 municipal districts or boroughs of Hampshire on Wikipedia Commons
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