Greasteds Copse

Greasteds Copse is a forest in Hambledon, Winchester District, England. Greasteds Copse is situated nearby to the village Hambledon, as well as near the locality The Crossways.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Broadhalfpenny Down and Windmill Down.

Broadhalfpenny Down

Peak

Photo: BenShade, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Broadhalfpenny Down is a historic cricket ground in Hambledon, Hampshire. It was the home of the Hambledon Club, one of the most important cricket clubs of the 18th century, and is widely regarded as the “Cradle of Cricket” for its central role in the sport’s early development.

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.

Catherington Down

Nature reserve

Photo: BenShade, CC BY 2.5.

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 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 Waterlooville built-up area had a population of 34,775 in the 2021 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

Photo: BenShade, CC BY 2.5.

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.

Greasteds Copse

Type: Forest
Location: Hambledon, Winchester District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.9268° or 50° 55′ 36″ north

Longitude

-1.0608° or 1° 3′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C2WWWGQ+PM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 36252184

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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