Ropley Dean

Coordinates: 51°04′58″N 1°06′11″W / 51.08279°N 1.10296°W / 51.08279; -1.10296
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Ropley Dean
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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51°04′58″N 1°06′11″W / 51.08279°N 1.10296°W / 51.08279; -1.10296

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.