Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for ROWNHAMS

ROWNHAMS, a chapelry in Nursling, Romsey, and North Baddesley parishes, Hants; 2¼ miles N N E of Red-bridge r. station, and 4½ N W of Southampton. It was constituted in 1856; and its post town is Redbridge, under Southampton. Pop., 393. Houses, 92. R. House is the seat of Mrs. Colt. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £60. Patron, Mrs. Colt. The church is recent.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a chapelry"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: North Baddesley Parish       Hampshire Ancient County
Place: Rownhams

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