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Village in Hampshire, England

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Lovedean
View from Coldhill Lane towards Lovedean Lane
Lovedean is located in HampshireLovedeanLovedeanLocation within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU684129
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWATERLOOVILLE
Postcode districtPO8
Dialling code023
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50°54′42″N 1°01′38″W / 50.91155°N 1.02731°W / 50.91155; -1.02731

Lovedean is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 1.4 miles (2.2 km) west of Horndean.

The nearest railway station is Rowlands Castle, 2.8 miles (4.6 km) southeast of the village. Although this is the nearest it is not readily accessible by public transport, for public transport the best is Cosham

The village of Lovedean is situated around the main road Lovedean Lane, situated at the bottom of the valley after which it is named. Dean is from the old English word Denu, meaning valley.

Lovedean Village Hall is well used, there were two pubs, The Green Dragon which closed December 2011, and became a Tesco Express March 2012, and The Bird in Hand The Bird in Hand is owned by the same company that runs the Hurdles, a similar pub in Droxford as well as a few shops. The FA Cup trophy was hidden at The Bird in Hand during the Second World War, having been won by Portsmouth a few months before the outbreak of the war in 1939. Lovedean is home to Woodcroft Primary School and has a sizeable 400 kV electrical substation.

Lovedean is described as a "manor of Catherington" on the British History Online website here

References

  1. "LoveDeanBirdInHand".

External links

  • Media related to Lovedean at Wikimedia Commons
Towns, villages and hamlets in the East Hampshire district


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