Catherington Down
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Broadhalfpenny Down and Church of the Holy Trinity, Blendworth.
Broadhalfpenny Down
Peak
Photo: BenShade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waterlooville and Cowplain.
Waterlooville
Town
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waterlooville is a town in the Borough of Havant in Hampshire, England, about 6 miles northeast of Portsmouth. It is the largest town in the borough. The town had a population of 64,350 in the 2011 Census.
Cowplain
Suburb
Cowplain is a village located north of Waterlooville, Hampshire, in South East England. According to the 2011 United Kingdom census, Cowplain is reported to have a population of 9,353, which constitutes 7% of the total population of the Borough of Havant.
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.
Catherington Down
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: nature reserve in Hampshire, England
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Horndean, East Hampshire, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.9244° or 50° 55′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.0182° or 1° 1′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C2WWXFJ+PPOpenStreetMap ID
way 23441768OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q5053013
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In Other Languages
“Catherington Down” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Catherington Down”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ludmore and Lovedean.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parsonage Field and Kingscourt School.
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