Gardens · South East England
Romsey Town Hall
In or near Braishfield.
Romsey Town Hall — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Peter Trimming — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Romsey · 0.7 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Romsey Town Hall is a garden of interest in england-south-east, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Test SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: The New Forest SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Romsey Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place in Romsey, Hampshire, England. The structure is the meeting place of Romsey Town Council.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The first municipal building in the town was a medieval structure in the Market Place which was described latterly as "a small old house in bad repair". In the 17th century civic leaders decided to buy a house at The Hundred and to convert it for use as a town hall and as a lock-up for petty criminals. In 1736, the 1st Viscount Palmerston acquired Broadlands and thereby became lord of the manor: and, during the Swing Riots, the mayor permitted several hundred labourers, as well as the farmers, to attend a meeting at the town hall in 1830. The old building in the Market Place was demolished and replaced by a more substantial market hall known as the "Audit House" on Palmerston's instigation…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.9886, -1.5011
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- Test Valley
- Parish
- Romsey
- Postcode
- SO51 8EJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North
- Established
- 1866
- Nearest railway station
- Romsey — 0.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q107435569 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Romsey Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Romsey Town Hall?
- Romsey Town Hall is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO51 8EJ), in the parish of Romsey.
- What is Romsey Town Hall?
- Romsey Town Hall — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Romsey Town Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Romsey, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode SO51 8EJ.
- When was Romsey Town Hall built?
- Built or established in 1866.
- Is Romsey Town Hall a protected site?
- Yes — Romsey Town Hall is part of the River Test SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the The New Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Romsey Town Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Romsey, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SO51 8EJ.