Rowlands Castle is located in the county of Hampshire, South East England, two miles south-east of the town of Horndean, nine miles north-east of the major city of Portsmouth, and 56 miles south-west of London. Rowlands Castle lies just west of the West Sussex border. Rowlands Castle falls within the district council of East Hampshire, under the county council of Hampshire. It is in the PO9 postcode district.
Rowlands Castle is in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Hampshire.
Ceremonial County | Hampshire |
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Historic County | Hampshire |
Administrative County | Hampshire |
Rowlands Castle is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Hampshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Hampshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Rowlands Castle is PO9 6BW.
Rowlands Castle is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PO9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PO9 postcode district.
The centre of Rowlands Castle is located at position 50.89101° latitude and -0.95875° longitude.
Latitude | 50.89101° |
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Longitude | -0.95875° |
The centre of Rowlands Castle is located at the grid reference easting 473333 and northing 110686 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 473333 |
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Northing | 110686 |
Position of Rowlands Castle relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rowlands Castle to the centre of the town.
Position of Rowlands Castle relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rowlands Castle to the centre of the city.