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Woodgreen
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Woodgreen
Location within Hampshire
Population537 (2001 Census)
489 (2011 Census) [1]
OS grid reference SU170175
Civil parish
  • Woodgreen
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town FORDINGBRIDGE
Postcode district SP6
Police Hampshire
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Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
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Hampshire
50°57′26″N1°45′33″W / 50.95724°N 1.75918°W / 50.95724; -1.75918 Coordinates: 50°57′26″N1°45′33″W / 50.95724°N 1.75918°W / 50.95724; -1.75918
Village hall and church Church and village hall, Woodgreen - geograph.org.uk - 1775305.jpg
Village hall and church

Woodgreen is a village and civil parish within the New Forest district of Hampshire in England.

Village Small clustered human settlement smaller than a town

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement.

Civil parish Territorial designation and lowest tier of local government in England

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government, they are a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of ecclesiastical parishes which historically played a role in both civil and ecclesiastical administration; civil and religious parishes were formally split into two types in the 19th century and are now entirely separate. The unit was devised and rolled out across England in the 1860s.

Hampshire County of England

Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England. The county town is the city of Winchester. Its two largest cities, Southampton and Portsmouth, are administered separately as unitary authorities; the rest of the county is governed by Hampshire County Council.

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Overview

Woodgreen lies between Breamore and Hale to the east of the River Avon. [2] It is located due south of the city of Salisbury, its nearest town is Fordingbridge lying to the southwest. In the 2001 UK Census the parish was home to 537 people in 220 households. [3] Its nearest railway station is Dean railway station. [4]

Breamore Village and civil parish in Hampshire, England

Breamore is a village and civil parish near Fordingbridge in Hampshire, England. The parish includes a notable Elizabethan country house, Breamore House, built with an E-shaped ground plan. The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary has an Anglo-Saxon rood.

Hale, Hampshire village in the United Kingdom

Hale is a small village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It lies on the border of the New Forest, overlooking the valley of the River Avon. The village is about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-east of the town of Fordingbridge, and about 8 miles (13 km) south of the city of Salisbury. Within the parish stands Hale House, a large 18th-century mansion which was the country house of architect Thomas Archer, who also rebuilt Hale church in 1717.

Salisbury Cathedral city in Wiltshire, England

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The village has one pub called The Horse and Groom. [5] In 2006 the village shop and post office was threatened with closure, but the village pulled together and acquired the lease for five years. [6] On 14 May 2011 a new Woodgreen Community Shop was opened after more than four years of campaigning and fundraising by the local community. [7]

Two thirds of the parish is an area of woodland, heathland, acid grassland, scrub and valley bog, supporting a richness and diversity of wildlife. [8]

One mile to the south of the village are the earthwork remains of Castle Hill, comprising an oval ring motte with an outer bailey. [9] The castle may have been a siege castle recorded in 1148. [9]

History

Woodgreen was originally an extra-parochial area of the New Forest, reckoned as part of Godshill tithing. [10] The settlement has been known as Woodgreen since the mid 17th century. [11] The "Wood" is Godshill Inclosure which separates the village from the rest of the New Forest; "Green" is a common name in southern England for a secondary settlement. [11] The civil parish of Woodgreen consisting of just 47 acres [10] was created in 1858. [12] In 1932 the parish was much enlarged with the addition of 166 acres from Breamore parish and 175 acres from Hale parish. [12]

New Forest area of southern England

The New Forest is one of the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in Southern England, covering southwest Hampshire and southeast Wiltshire.

Godshill, Hampshire village in United Kingdom

Godshill is a village and civil parish and in New Forest National Park in Hampshire, England. It is about 1 1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) east of the town of Fordingbridge and 10 miles (16 km) south of the city of Salisbury.

When the village hall was built in 1930-1, two students from the Royal College of Art (Robert Baker and Edward Payne) were commissioned by the Carnegie Trust to decorate the walls entirely with murals, depicting village life as it was then. [2] [13] The mural shows poachers looking down from Castle Hill; the Sunday School in the Methodist Church; folk dancing; fruit picking; the Horse and Groom; the village flower show; making cider; and the caretaker lighting the stove. [13]

The building that is now the village church dates from 1913 and was originally a church reading room. [14] In 1949, it was dedicated as a church with the name of Saint Boniface and was extended to its present size in 1963. [14] Since 1927, Woodgreen has been part of the ecclesiastical parish of Hale and Woodgreen, sharing the same clergy and with shared services. [14]

Governance

Woodgreen parish council has seven members. [15] The parish forms part of the Downlands and Forest Ward which is represented on the New Forest District Council by a single seat, currently occupied by Edward Heron [16] of the Conservative Party. [17] Woodgreen is within the New Forest West parliamentary constituency, represented by another Conservative, Desmond Swayne. [17] [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 321, retrieved 2 October 2011
  3. ↑ "Parish Headcounts; Area: Woodgreen CP (Parish)". Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  4. ↑ "Map of Woodgreen". Multimap . Microsoft . Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  5. ↑ The Horse and Groom
  6. ↑ History | Woodgreen Community Shop, retrieved 2 October 2011
  7. ↑ Woodgreen Community Shop, retrieved 2 October 2011
  8. ↑ Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 323, retrieved 2 October 2011
  9. 1 2 Godshill Castle Hill, Woodgreen at Gatehouse, retrieved, 2 October 2011
  10. 1 2 Victoria County History of Hampshire: Fordingbridge
  11. 1 2 Woodgreen, Old Hampshire Gazetteer
  12. 1 2 Relationships / unit history of WOODGREEN, A Vision of Britain through Time, retrieved, 2 October 2011
  13. 1 2 Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 324, retrieved 2 October 2011
  14. 1 2 3 St Boniface, Woodgreen, Avon Valley Partnership, retrieved 2 October 2011
  15. ↑ "Woodgreen Parish Council: The Councillors" . Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  16. ↑ "District Councillors by Parish". New Forest District Council. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
  17. 1 2 "Councillor Edward Heron". New Forest District Council. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
  18. ↑ "MP - New Forest West". New Forest District Council. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
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