A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ROWLANDS-CASTLE, a hamlet in Havant parish, Hants; on the Guild ford and Portsmouth railway, at the boundary with Sussex, 3 miles N N E of Havant. It has a station with telegraph on the railway, a post-office under Havant, an Independent chapel, Stansted college, and fairs on 12 May and 12 Nov. Stansted college was recently erected, at a cost of £5,000; was endowed with £20,000; and is a charity-residence for six decayed London merchants.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Havant CP/AP Hampshire AncC |
| Place: | Rowlands Castle |
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