Cowplain is a village north of

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, England. With a

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of 9,353 at the 2011 census, it makes up above 7% of Havant borough's population. It grew along the old

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road (the A3) on which the village centre and local shops lie.

Geography

Cowplain is surrounded by remnants of the ancient Forest of Bere: The Queens Inclosure, Padnell Cuts Woods, Idlewood, Hurstwood and Park Woods. The nearest town is

and the nearest villages are Lovedean, Rowlands Castle, Denmead and Horndean. A Portsmouth city council housing estate,

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(built in the 1970s), is west of Cowplain village.

Amenities

The village schools are Cowplain Community School, Padnell Infant, Padnell Junior Schools, and Queen's Inclosure Primary School, adjacent to the Queen's Inclosure woods. The local church is St Wilfrid's, although there are a number of others in the area including Cowplain Evangelical Church. Cowplain has a supermarket and a number of places to eat, including ''The Spotted Cow'', built in the 1930s when the original ''Spotted Cow'' was demolished and rebuilt. The nearest golf course is Waterloovile Golf Course.

Transport

A number of bus routes go through Cowplain: the 37 (Stagecoach) from

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to Clanfield, Petersfield and Liss, the

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and First Group service 8. The number 8 route follows the A3 from Clanfield to Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth.

Notable people

* Mark Wingett, actor known for playing Police Constable Jim Carver in ''

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, English-American football coach

References

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