Idsworth is an isolated hamlet, with mediaeval Saxon origins, in the East Hampshire district and South Downs National Park in Hampshire, England. Formerly the centre of a Norman manor, its small population means the place is one of a few small old parishes in the area in a civil parish in terms of the third tier of local government, namely Rowlands Castle.[1]

Idsworth
Train and St Hubert's church, painting
Idsworth Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU741142
Civil parish	Rowlands Castle
District	East Hampshire
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Waterlooville
Postcode district	PO8
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
List of places UK England Hampshire 50.92237°N 0.94699°W / 50.92237; -0.94699

Idsworth remains an ecclesiastical parish in the Church of England, the only place of worship of which is the tenth-century St Huberts Chapel. It has mediaeval paintings on the north wall and surrounding the altar window on the east wall. It is promoted by the Diocese as an arranged retreat, for seasonal walkers by public footpath, as "the little church in the field".[2]

The place occupies a cross-section of a small valley, centred 1 mile (1.5 km) north of its daughter hamlet and former main manor, much more populous than Idsworth – today considered a village – Finchdean, and 2.3 miles (3.6 km) east of Horndean. It has a long border with West Sussex border.

The nearest railway station is 2.1 miles (3.3 km) south of the village, at Rowlands Castle.

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Media related to Idsworth at Wikimedia Commons