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Hamble-le-Rice is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Eastleigh in Hampshire. It is best known for being an aircraft training centre during the Second World War. The village and the River Hamble also featured in the 1980s BBC television series Howards’ Way. When you visit Hamble-le-Rice, Walkfo brings Hamble-le-Rice places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Hamble-le-Rice Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hamble-le-Rice
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With 43 audio plaques & Hamble-le-Rice places for you to explore in the Hamble-le-Rice area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Hamble-le-Rice places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Hamble-le-Rice history
The place-name ‘Hamble-le-Rice’ is first attested in a French document of 1147. The Rice is the Old English word ‘brushwood’ or perhaps by extension ‘scrubland’, and of which the modern form is the word rushes. The area is home to the remains of a defensive structure dating to the reign of King Henry VIII.
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Best Hamble-le-Rice places to visit
Hamble-le-Rice has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Hamble-le-Rice’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Hamble-le-Rice’s information audio spots:
South Hampshire
South Hampshire conurbation formed by city of Portsmouth, city of Southampton and non-metropolitan boroughs of Gosport, Fareham, Havant and Eastleigh. The area was estimated to have a population of over 1.5 million in 2013. It is the most populated part of South East England, excluding London.
Fareham Community Hospital
Fareham Community Hospital is a healthcare facility at Brook Lane in Sarisbury, Hampshire. It is managed by the Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Brooklands, Sarisbury
Brooklands is an 18th-century country house in Sarisbury in Fareham in the English county of Hampshire. It has been listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England since October 1976.
Swanwick Shore Strict Baptist Chapel
Swanwick Shore Strict Baptist Chapel has been in continuous use for worship since 1844. Worshippers gathered there since 1835, led by a pastor who had previously attended a different chapel nearby. Historic England has listed the simple brick building at Grade II for its architectural and historical importance.
Bursledon Brickworks Museum
The Brickworks Museum, also known as Bursledon Brickworks, is a volunteer-run museum in Swanwick, Hampshire. It is purportedly the UK’s sole surviving Victorian steam-driven brickworks. The brick kiln, chimney, drying sheds, and boiler and engine house are listed Grade II* as a group on the National Heritage List.
Hamble Club F.C.
Hamble Club Football Club is a football club based in Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire. They are currently members of the Wessex League Premier Division and play at the Abbey.
Hamble Common Camp
The fort is located on Hamble common on a peninsula of land formed between Southampton Water and the River Hamble. The site was later occupied by St Andrews castle, one of the Device Forts built by King Henry VIII.
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here Hamble-le-Rice has 1 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Hamble-le-Rice plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Hamble-le-Rice using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Hamble-le-Rice plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.