Finchdean is a rural hamlet in the
East Hampshire
East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Petersfield. Other towns are Alton and Bordon.
The district was originally to be known as the District Council of Petersfield. It comprised 42 seat ...
district of
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...
, England.
It lies on the Hampshire/West Sussex border, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) east of
Horndean
Horndean is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, north of Portsmouth.
The nearest railway station is southeast of the village at Rowlands Castle.
The village had a population of 12,942 at the 2011 Census, and shares the semi ...
.
The origin of the place-name is from the
Old English word ''finc'' and ''denu'' meaning valley of the finch (or of a man called Finc); the place-name appears as ''Finchesdene'' in 1167.
The village has a United Reformed Church in a building that was perviously a stables before being converted to a chapel in 1830.
The nearest railway station is 1.1 miles (1.8 km) south of the village, at
Rowlands Castle
Rowland's Castle is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) north of Havant, on the Hampshire/West Sussex border.
The focal point of the village is the village green which i ...
(where according to the Post Office the 2011 Census population was included).
Finchdean has retained its
village pound.
References
External links
Village pound
Villages in Hampshire
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