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Also known as Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire, Hamble

Hamble-le-Rice, commonly known as Hamble, is a village and civil parish in the borough of Eastleigh, in Hampshire, England. It is best known for being a flying training centre during the Second World War and is a popular yachting location. The village and the River Hamble also featured in the 1980s BBC television series ''Howards' Way''. The village centre, known as The Square, Hamble, has a more traditional English village aesthetic which differentiates it from the small industrial areas (mostly marinas) close to the village. In 2011 it had a population of 4695.

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Place details

Locality
Eastleigh
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
3,939
Timezone
Europe/London

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

UK place.official_name
Hamble-le-Rice
UK place.static_image_name
Bus in The Square - geograph.org.uk - 1464808.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
The Square, Hamble
UK place.static_image_2_name
hamble crest.jpg
UK place.static_image_2_caption
The village crest
UK place.type
Village
UK place.country
England
UK place.os_grid_reference
SU479066
UK place.post_town
Southampton
UK place.postcode_area
SO
UK place.postcode_district
SO31
UK place.dial_code
023
UK place.population
4,695
UK place.population_ref
(2011 Census)
UK place.region
South East England
UK place.civil_parish
Hamble-le-Rice
UK place.shire_district
Eastleigh
UK place.shire_county
Hampshire

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
civil parish
Located in
Eastleigh
Population
4695
Official website
www.hamblepc.org.uk
Image
The church tower at St Andrew, Hamble - geograph.org.uk - 1463446.jpg
Dialing code
023
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Commons category
Hamble-le-Rice
postal code
SO31
OS grid reference
SU479066
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Location
  • History
  • Aerospace
  • Industrial areas
  • Schools
  • The river and environment
  • Fuel terminal
  • Transport links
  • People
  • Sport and leisure
  • References
  • External links

Hamble-le-Rice, commonly known as Hamble, is a village and civil parish in the borough of Eastleigh, in Hampshire, England. It is best known for being a flying training centre during the Second World War and is a popular yachting location. The village and the River Hamble also featured in the 1980s BBC television series ''Howards' Way''. The village centre, known as The Square, Hamble, has a more traditional English village aesthetic which differentiates it from the small industrial areas (mostly marinas) close to the village. In 2011 it had a population of 4695.

==Location== Hamble-le-Rice is on the south coast of England, south-east of Southampton at the tip of the Hamble peninsula, bounded by Netley, Butlocks Heath, Bursledon, Southampton Water and the River Hamble.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hamble-le-Rice” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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