Editing Cowplain

{{Short description|Village in Hampshire, England}}
{{more citations needed|date=December 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country =                 England
|official_name=             Cowplain
|coordinates = {{coord|50.9019|-1.0123|display=inline,title}}
|population =       9,353
|population_ref=          (2011.ward)
|shire_district=          [[Havant (borough)|Havant]]
|shire_county =            [[Hampshire]]
|region=                  South East England
|constituency_westminster=      [[Fareham and Waterlooville (UK Parliament constituency)|Fareham and Waterlooville]]
|post_town=        WATERLOOVILLE
|postcode_district=PO8
|postcode_area=PO
|dial_code=      023
|os_grid_reference=     SU695118}}

'''Cowplain''' is a village north of [[Waterlooville]], [[Hampshire]], England. With a [[population]] of 9,353 at the 2011 census,<ref>{{NOMIS2011 |title=Cowplain Ward (as of 2011) |id=E05004570 |accessdate=19 February 2020}}</ref> it makes up above 7% of [[Havant (borough)|Havant borough's]] population. It grew along the old [[London]] to [[Portsmouth]] road (the [[A3 road|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 [[Waterlooville]] and the nearest villages are [[Lovedean]], Rowlands Castle, [[Denmead]] and [[Horndean]]. A Portsmouth city council housing estate, [[Wecock Farm]] (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.{{cn|date=September 2022}}

==Transport==
A number of bus routes go through Cowplain: the 37 (Stagecoach) from [[Havant]] to [[Clanfield, Hampshire|Clanfield]], Petersfield and [[Liss, Hampshire|Liss]], the [[National Express Coaches|National Express]] 030 to [[London]] 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 ''[[The Bill]]''{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} 
* [[Jill Ellis]], English-American football coach<ref name="espnw">{{cite news| title = How Jill Ellis became the highest-profile women's coach in the world | url = https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/2015worldcup/story/_/id/13049184/how-jill-ellis-became-highest-profile-women-coach-world | access-date = 12 June 2015 | first = Graham | last = Hays | work = ESPN | date = 10 June 2015}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite web|author=Havant Borough Council |url=http://www.havant.gov.uk/havant-2306 |title=Profiles & statistics by ward: Cowplain |accessdate=2006-02-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051124193817/http://www.havant.gov.uk/havant-2306 |archivedate=2005-11-24 |url-status=dead }}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Cowplain}}


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[[Category:Villages in Hampshire]]