Cowplain

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Cowplain
Cowplain is located in Hampshire
Cowplain
Cowplain
Location within Hampshire
Population9,353 (2011.ward)
OS grid referenceSU695118
Civil parish
District
  • Havant
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWATERLOOVILLE
Postcode districtPO8
Dialling code023
PoliceHampshire
FireHampshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
50°54′07″N 1°00′44″W / 50.9019°N 1.0123°W / 50.9019; -1.0123Coordinates: 50°54′07″N 1°00′44″W / 50.9019°N 1.0123°W / 50.9019; -1.0123

Cowplain is a village north of Waterlooville, Hampshire, England. With a population of 8,775, increasing to 9,353 at the 2011 Census.[1] It makes up above 7% of Havant borough's population. It grew up along the old London to Portsmouth road (the A3) on which the village centre and local shops lie.

Geography[]

Cowplain is surrounded by the remnants of the ancient Forest of Bere: The Queens Inclosure, Padnell Cuts Woods, Idlewood, Hurstwood and Park Woods.

The nearest town is Waterlooville and the nearest villages are Lovedean, rowlands castle , Denmead and Horndean. A Portsmouth city council housing estate Weacock farm ( built in the 1970s) lies west of Cowplain village.

Amenities[]

The village has several schools: Cowplain Community School, Padnell Infant and Junior Schools, and Queen's Inclosure Primary School adjacent to the Queen's Inclosure woods. The local church is St Wilfrid's, although there are a number of others in the area including Cowplain Evangelical Church.

Cowplain has a supermarket and a number of places to eat, including The Spotted Cow (which took its name) but in the 1930s the original Spotted cow was demolished and rebuilt .

The local golf course is Waterloovile Golf Course.

Transport[]

A number of bus routes go through Cowplain: the 37 (Stagecoach) from Havant to Clanfield, Petersfield and Liss, the National Express 030 to London and First Group service 8. The number 8 route follows the A3 from Clanfield to Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth.

Notable people[]

References[]

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Cowplain Ward (as of 2011) (E05004570)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. ^ Hays, Graham (10 June 2015). "How Jill Ellis became the highest-profile women's coach in the world". espnW. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

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