Warblington, historically part of the Hundred of Bosmere , is a suburb of Havant

Havant

Havant is a town in south east Hampshire on the South coast of England, between Portsmouth and Chichester. It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area. The town has rapidly grown since the end of the Second World War.It has good railway connections to London,...

, a town in Hampshire

Hampshire

Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...

, England

England

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History

It is part of the parish of St Thomas à Becket, Warblington and St James, Emsworth. Pevsner (1967) describes the church of St Thomas as essentially late 12th century and praises the "undisturbed" setting. To the north of the church is the locality’s most distinctive landmark: the tall octagonal turret of Warblington Castle

Warblington Castle

Warblington Castle or Warblington manor was a moated manor near Langstone in Hampshire that today consists of little more than one turret, part of the old gatehouse.-Details:...

. In October 1551, Mary of Guise

Mary of Guise

Mary of Guise was a queen consort of Scotland as the second spouse of King James V. She was the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, and served as regent of Scotland in her daughter's name from 1554 to 1560...

 the widow of James V of Scotland

James V of Scotland

James V was King of Scots from 9 September 1513 until his death, which followed the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss...

 stayed a night in the castle as a guest of Sir Richard Cotton.

Unusually, Warblington contains a large secondary school but no primary.

Warblington railway station

Warblington railway station

Warblington railway station serves the Warblington and Denvilles suburbs of Havant in Hampshire.It is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton. Situated opposite Warblington Secondary School, the station lies very close to a major road junction: the point at...

 is on the West Coastway Line

West Coastway Line

The West Coastway Line is a railway line in England, along the south coast of West Sussex and Hampshire, between Brighton and Southampton, plus the short branches to Littlehampton and Bognor Regis....

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Notable residents

• John Brown
  John Brown (cricketer, born 1820)
  John Brown was an English cricketer. Brown's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born in Warblington, Hampshire....
  
  (1820-unknown), cricketer born in Warblington