Eling, Hampshire

Eling
Eling Location within Hampshire
Civil parish	Totton and Eling
District	New Forest
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode district	SO40
Dialling code	023
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
List of places UK England Hampshire 50°54′45″N1°29′07″W / 50.9125°N 1.4854°W / 50.9125; -1.4854

Eling is a village in the civil parish of Totton and Eling, in the New Forest district, in the county of Hampshire, England. ^[1] The parish was originally just called Eling, even though the larger town of Totton was described as the "principal place in the parish" from as early as 1875. ^[2]

The village is located 86 miles (138 km) from London and is 5 miles northwest of the centre of Southampton. ^[2]

The name "Eling" means 'Edla's people'. ^[3] Eling was recorded in the Domesday Book as Edlinges. ^[4]

Eling is known for the Eling Tide Mill, one of only two remaining operating tide mills in the United Kingdom. Whilst a mill at Eling is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, there is no evidence that there is any connection to the present mill, which was rebuilt roughly two hundred years ago after storm damage in the 1770s. ^[5]

Eling has a toll bridge across a bridge which originally formed as a causeway across a dam built to create a mill pond. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "Parishes: Eling". British History Online.
2. Kelly, Edward Robert (1875). Hampshire Including the Isle of Wight. With Maps ...
3. "Eling Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
4. "Place name: Eling". The National Archives . Retrieved 14 January 2025.
5. "Eling Tide Mill History". Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
6. "Eling Toll Bridge New Charges". www.tottoneling-tc.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
7. "Eling Toll Bridge Charges – Councillor David Harrison". 24 December 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2025.