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Idsworth

Coordinates: 50°55′21″N 0°56′49″W / 50.92237°N 0.94699°W / 50.92237; -0.94699
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Idsworth
A Train passing St Hubert's church
Idsworth is located in Hampshire
Idsworth
Idsworth
Location within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU741142
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWaterlooville
Postcode districtPO8
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
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Hampshire
50°55′21″N 0°56′49″W / 50.92237°N 0.94699°W / 50.92237; -0.94699

Idsworth is an isolated hamlet, with mediaeval Saxon origins, in the civil parish of Rowlands Castle,[1] in the East Hampshire district and South Downs National Park in Hampshire, England. It was formerly the centre of a Norman manor.

Idsworth remains an ecclesiastical parish in the Church of England, the only place of worship of which is the tenth-century St Huberts Chapel. It has mediaeval paintings on the north wall and surrounding the altar window on the east wall. It is promoted by the Diocese as an arranged retreat, for seasonal walkers by public footpath, as "the little church in the field".[2]

view towards Idsworth House apartments
view towards Idsworth House apartments

The place occupies a cross-section of a small valley, centred 1 mile (1.5 km) north of its daughter hamlet and former main manor, much more populous than Idsworth – today considered a village – Finchdean, and 2.3 miles (3.6 km) east of Horndean. It has a long border with West Sussex border. The area is also home to Idsworth house which was built around 1850 to a design by William Burn.[3] It was converted into apartments in 1977.[3]

Idsworth was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Chalton,[4] in 1866 Idsworth became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished to form Rowlands Castle.[5] In 1931 the parish had a population of 538.[6]

The nearest railway station is 2.1 miles (3.3 km) south of the village, at Rowlands Castle.

References

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  1. ^ 2011 Census. The Office for National Statistics
  2. ^ St Hubert's church The Church of England.
  3. ^ a b O’Brien, Charles; Bailey, Bruce; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David W. (2018). The Buildings of England Hampshire: South. Yale University Press. pp. 358–359. ISBN 9780300225037.
  4. ^ "History of Idsworth in East Hampshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Relationships and changes Idsworth CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Population statistics Idsworth CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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