Rownhams is a village in the civil parish of Nursling and Rownhams, in the Test Valley district, in Hampshire, England, situated just outside the boundaries of the City of Southampton, to the north-west. Rownhams services is a nearby service station on the M27 motorway that runs to the north of the village.
| Rownhams | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 St John the Evangelist, Rownhams | |
  Rownhams Location within Hampshire | |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode district | S016 |
| Dialling code | 023 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
The village consists of over 1200 homes. Rownhams house, a Georgian mansion, is now a business park and wedding venue,[1] The parish church is St John the Evangelist.[2] There is a community centre, a primary school,[3] two pre-schools and a hairdressing salon. The village is planned to grow in the next few years[when?] as several planning applications are either in the system or have been approved.
For many years the parish and village has been combined with Nursling and also Toothill, which were once separate independent villages. Hence, for example, the churches are joined in the joint parish of Nursling and Rownhams with one incumbent and run by one parochial church council.[2]
The village has been twinned with the village of Percy-en-Auge in Normandy since 1988.[4]
Many of the activities and facilities are shared between Rownhams and Nursling, e.g. Ladies' night, two Brownie packs, a full set of groups of Scouts,[5] a friendship club for "senior residents", Retired Men's Fellowship and a toddler group. Also a badminton club, an amateur astronomers' group, who use an observatory at Toothill,[6] a writers' group, "Coffee Break" - a drop in for anybody home alone, a carer or being cared for in the community, and a dance school.
History
editRownhams was formerly a chapelry in the parishes of Nursling, Romsey and North Baddesley,[7] on 1 October 1897 became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished to form "Nursling and Rownhams".[8] In 1931 the parish had a population of 540.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Rownhams House". Rownhams House. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ a b "St Boniface & St John's". Twin Spires. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Rownhams St. John's C of E Primary School". Rownhams St. John's C of E Primary School. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Twinning Group". Nursling and Rownhams Parish Council. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "21st Romsey Scout Group". 21st Romsey Scout Group. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Solent Amateur Astronomers". Solent Amateur Astronomers. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "History of Rownhams, in Test Valley and Hampshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Rownhams CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Population statistics Rownhams CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
External links
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- Nursling and Rownhams History Group Local History in Nursling and Rownhams, Hampshire
- Romsey Local History Society Local History in Romsey and its surrounding area