Purbrook

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Purbrook

Total population

9,171

Coordinates50.87°, -1.04°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Purbrook is a village in the Borough of Havant in Hampshire, England. Purbrook is on the outskirts of Waterlooville just north of the Portsmouth. Purbrook village is part of Purbrook Ward which also includes Widley and Crookhorn and had a population of 9,281 (2001), taking up 7.7% of Havant borough's population.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

K

Kevin Bartlett

Footballer (born 1962)

S

Sophiya Haque

English actress, singer, video jockey and dancer (1971-2013)

S

Simon Henwood

British artist

Ray Crawford

English footballer (born 1936)

Peter Richards

English rugby union footballer

Robert Bowyer

British miniature painter and publisher (1758-1834)

R

Richard Gregg

field hockey player (1883–1945)

Rupert Gould

Royal Navy officer, horologist and broadcaster (1890–1948)

Samantha Davies

British yacht racer

S

Solomon Wariso

British male sprinter

Brian Howe

English singer (1953–2020)

W

Wolfe Morris

British actor (1925-1996)

A

Arthur Mackley

British actor (1865-1926)

Stuart J. Russell

British computer scientist (1962-)

George Blake

English footballer and coach (1862-1912)

J

Joe Partington

English footballer (born 1990)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in England

• Waterlooville
  1 mi away
• Denmead
  2.7 mi away
• Hambledon
  4.7 mi away
• Clanfield
  5.7 mi away
• Fareham
  5.9 mi away
• Gosport
  6 mi away
• Mengham
  6.3 mi away
• Nutbourne
  6.7 mi away
• Curbridge
  9.3 mi away
• Petersfield
  10.4 mi away
• Quebec
  10.5 mi away
• Hedge End
  11.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Common Blue

Polyommatus icarus

Seen 2026-09-17

Annual mercury

Mercurialis annua

Seen 2026-09-16

Norway maple

Acer platanoides

Seen 2026-09-16

Purple Toadflax

Linaria purpurea

Seen 2026-09-16

nipplewort

Lapsana communis

Seen 2026-09-16

Butterfly bush

Buddleja davidii

Seen 2026-09-16

European mountain ash

Sorbus aucuparia

Seen 2026-09-16

common hazel

Corylus avellana

Seen 2026-09-16

goat willow

Salix caprea

Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers