Warblington
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 An older style house in Warblington, which was partially destroyed by fire in May 2011 |
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| OS grid reference | SU725065 |
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| District | Havant |
| Shire county | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HAVANT |
| Postcode district | PO9 |
| Dialling code | 023 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Havant |
Coordinates: 50°50′N 0°58′W / 50.84°N 0.97°W
Warblington, historically part of the Hundred of Bosmere,[1] is a suburb of Havant, a town in Hampshire, England.
History
It is part of the parish of St Thomas à Becket, Warblington and St James, Emsworth.[2] Pevsner (1967) describes the church of St Thomas as essentially late 12th century and praises the "undisturbed" setting. To the north of the church is the locality’s most distinctive landmark: the tall octagonal turret of Warblington Castle. In October 1551, Mary of Guise the widow of James V of Scotland stayed a night in the castle as a guest of Sir Richard Cotton.[3]
Unusually, Warblington contains a large secondary school (Warblington School)[4] but no primary school.
Warblington railway station is on the West Coastway Line.
Notable residents
- John Brown (1820-unknown), cricketer born in Warblington
- George Carter (1846-unknown), cricketer
References
- ↑ Genuki
- ↑ Parish web-site
- ↑ Calendar State Papers Foreign Edward, London (1861), 190, (PRO SP68/9/85).
- ↑ Warblington School official website
Bibliography
- Victoria County History A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 3 Page, W (Ed) 1908 Warblington pp. 134–39
- The Buildings of England: Hampshire & The Isle of Wight, Pevsner, N./Lloyd,D. 1967 Harmondsworth,Penguin ISBN 0-14-071032-9
- Warblington: a village history, Timmins,G. (Havant, Havant Museum, 2007) ISBN 0-200-08756-1
Gallery
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1856 etching of castle and church
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Secondary School
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Tennis Club
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Level Crossing
External links
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