Warblington

Warblington

An older style house in Warblington, which was partially destroyed by fire in May 2011
Warblington
 Warblington shown within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU725065
DistrictHavant
Shire countyHampshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town HAVANT
Postcode district PO9
Dialling code 023
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentHavant
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire

Coordinates: 50°51′00″N 0°58′08″W / 50.85°N 0.9689°W / 50.85; -0.9689

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

References

  1. ↑ Genuki
  2. ↑ Parish web-site
  3. ↑ Calendar State Papers Foreign Edward, London (1861), 190, (PRO SP68/9/85).
  4. ↑ Warblington School official website

Bibliography


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