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Hamble Common

Archaeological sites in HampshireBorough of EastleighBuildings and structures in HampshireIron Age sites in EnglandUse British English from July 2022
Beach at low tide, Hamble Common geograph.org.uk 295008
Beach at low tide, Hamble Common geograph.org.uk 295008

Hamble Common is a Public Park, Public Common and Scheduled Monument in Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire, not to far from Southampton. The site is 22-hectare (220,000 m2), with if formerly hosting an Iron Age settlement as well as a Tudor Castle. The Common is bounded by the Southampton Water, River Hamble and the village of Hamble. Due to the site's environmental position, the site is part of the 'Lee-on-The Solent to Itchen Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest' due to its wide range of habitats including coastal heath, woodland, saltmarsh and mudflats, which attract a large range of birds. The area is owned and managed by Eastleigh Borough Council. The site contains Hamble Point, which is a spit formed by the River Hamble meets the Southampton Water.

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Hamble Common
School Lane,

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N 50.8525 ° E -1.3175 °
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School Lane
SO31 4QG , Hamble-le-Rice
England, United Kingdom
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Beach at low tide, Hamble Common geograph.org.uk 295008
Beach at low tide, Hamble Common geograph.org.uk 295008
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