Broadhalfpenny Down
Broadhalfpenny Down is a historic cricket ground in Hambledon, Hampshire. It is known as the "Cradle of Cricket" because it was the home venue of the Hambledon Club in the 18th century, although cricket predates both the club and the ground by at least two centuries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: BenShade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bat & Ball Inn and Catherington Down.
Bat & Ball Inn
Pub
Photo: BenShade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bat & Ball Inn is a historic eighteenth-century pub near Clanfield, Hampshire, England.
Catherington Down
Nature reserve
Catherington Down is a 12.8-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Catherington in Hampshire. It is also a Local Nature Reserve This western sloping site is chalk grassland with prominent lynchet strips dating to the Middle Ages.
Windmill Down
Peak
Windmill Down is a rural location near the town of Hambledon in Hampshire. From 1782 to 1795, it was the home of the Hambledon Club as a noted cricket venue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chidden and Catherington.
Chidden
Hamlet
Chidden is a hamlet in Hampshire, England. It is in the parish of Hambledon 2 miles north of Hambledon village, and is a former tithing of the parish. Its nearest town is Waterlooville, approximately 4.5 miles away.
Catherington
Village
Catherington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Horndean, in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 1 mile northwest of Horndean.
Wether Down
Locality
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wether Down is one of the highest hills in the county of Hampshire, England, and in the South Downs, rising to 234 metres above sea level. Wether Hill is largely treeless and there is a trig point and transmission mast at the summit.
Broadhalfpenny Down
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 518 feet
- Description: historic cricket ground in Hambledon, Hampshire
- Categories: cricket field and landform
- Location: Hambledon, Winchester District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.93951° or 50° 56′ 22″ northLongitude
-1.04379° or 1° 2′ 38″ westElevation
518 feet (158 metres)Open location code
9C2WWXQ4+RFOpenStreetMap ID
node 29180430OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Urdu—“Broadhalfpenny Down” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ブロードハーフペニー・ダウン”
- Urdu: “براڈہافپینی ڈاؤن”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ludmore and Clanfield.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Broadhalfpenny Brigands Cricket Club and Whitedells Copse.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Broadhalfpenny Down”. Photo: BenShade, CC BY-SA 3.0.