Rowsham
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Former Independent chapel in Brewhouse Lane |
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Rowsham |
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Civil parish | Wingrave |
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District | Aylesbury Vale |
Shire county | Buckinghamshire |
Region | South East |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Aylesbury |
Postcode district | HP22 |
Dialling code | 01296 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Buckinghamshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
EU Parliament | South East England |
UK Parliament | Aylesbury |
Website | Wingrave-with-Rowsham |
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Coordinates: 51°51′14″N 0°46′01″W / 51.854°N 0.767°W
Rowsham is a hamlet in the parish of Wingrave in Buckinghamshire, England. It is south of the main village on the A418 road that links Bierton with Wing. At the 2011 Census the population was included in the civil parish of Wingrave with Rowsham.
Rowsham's toponym is derived from Old English, meaning "Hrothwulf's home". In manorial rolls of 1170 it was recorded as Rollesham.
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