Ropley Dean

Ropley Dean
Ropley Dean
	The Thai Lounge (formerly the Anchor public house), Ropley Dean
	Ropley Dean Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU629318
Civil parish	Ropley;
District	East Hampshire;
Shire county	Hampshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	East Hampshire;
	List of places UK England Hampshire 51°04′58″N 1°06′11″W / 51.08279°N 1.10296°W

Ropley Dean is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 7.3 miles (11.7 km) southwest of Alton.

The village has its own restored railway station on the Watercress Line. Trains from here connect with the nearest national rail station 7.3 miles (11.7 km) to the northeast, at Alton.

History

This Hamlet is relatively modern, prior to the later 19th century it only consisted of a couple of farms. Its name is first recorded in 1410 as L'Dene from Old English denu meaning valley.

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