Ropley Dean Explained

Country:England
Static Image:The Anchor public house, Ropley Dean - geograph.org.uk - 311812.jpg
Static Image Caption:The Thai Lounge (formerly the Anchor public house), Ropley Dean
Coordinates:51.0828°N -1.103°W
Official Name:Ropley Dean
Civil Parish:Ropley
Shire District:East Hampshire
Shire County:Hampshire
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:East Hampshire
Os Grid Reference:SU629318

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.