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Liss Forest
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Liss Forest
Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference SU785275
Civil parish
  • Liss
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LISS
Postcode district GU33
Dialling code 01730
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51°03′14″N0°53′10″W / 51.054°N 0.886°W / 51.054; -0.886

Liss Forest is a hamlet neighbouring the larger village of Liss, in Hampshire, England. It formerly had its own railway station on the now closed Longmoor Military Railway. Liss Forest has a pub (The Temple Inn). Liss Forest is surrounded by open forest land, much of which is owned by the Ministry of Defence and is used for military training.



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