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BROCKENHURST, a village and a parish in Lymington district, Hants. The village stands, enshrouded in wood, in the New Forest, on the river Boldre, adjacent to the Southwestern railway, 4½ miles N by W of Lymington; and has a station on the railway, and a post office under Lymington. The parish lies wholly in the New Forest, and comprises 2,980 acres. Real property, £4,178. Pop., 1,083. Houses, 206. The property is divided among a few. Brockenhurst Park, J. Morant, Esq., has charming forest scenery, and some very fine old oaks; and is a meet for the New Forest harriers. Brockenhurst Lodge, or Watcombe House, was for three years the residence of Howard the philanthropist. Sway common, in the vicinity, has several tumuli. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £100.* Patron, J. Morant, Esq. The church crowns a knoll about ½ a mile S of the village; is variously Saxon, very early Norman, late Norman, and early English, but has been much remodelled; and contains an ancient square Norman font of Purbeck marble. An enormous yew tree, and a grand ivy-clad oak are in the churchyard. Charities £24
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Brockenhurst Ch/CP Lymington RegD/PLU Hampshire AncC |
| Place: | Brockenhurst |
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