Cowplain
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Cowplain is a village north of Waterlooville, Hampshire, England. With a population of 9,353 at the 2011 census,[1] it makes up above 7% of Havant borough's population. It grew along the old London to Portsmouth road (the A3) on which the village centre and local shops lie.
Geography
Cowplain is surrounded by 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, Wecock Farm (built in the 1970s), is west of Cowplain village.
Amenities
The village schools are a senior schooll,currently called The Cowplain School, Padnell Infant, Padnell Junior Schools, Hartplain Infant & 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.
At its peak, all four major UK banks had a branch in the main road (London Road). All have now gone. Cowplain has a supermarket and a number of places to eat, including The Spotted Cow, built in the 1930s when the original Spotted Cow was demolished and rebuilt.
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Transport
One of the main reasons for Cowplains early expantion was the building of the Portsdown & Horndean Light Railway in 1903. this tramline followed the route of the main A3 road & ran through Cowpain, where the main tram shed was built. The Tram line closed in 1935. Southdown buses took over the route as No 42, recently renumbered as No 8. 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.Also No 39 (Stagecoach) serves Weacock Farm estate
Notable people
- Mark Wingett, actor known for playing Police Constable Jim Carver in The BillScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Jill Ellis, English-American football coach[2]
- Sir Gareth Southgate, England footballer & team manager. Lived on the Hazleton Estate & attended Padnell infant school for a short while
References
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External links
- ↑ Template:NOMIS2011
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