Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hampshire, UK
PeterD-2009
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I visited the village of Lyndhurst last Friday. The village lies at the heart of the New Forest and is the centre of administration for the whole of this area.
The written records begin in 980AD when, as a Royal Manor, it was granted to the [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Abbey of Amesbury in Wiltshire.
In 1075, the first Norman King (William I) declared all the land [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]between the river Avon on the west, Wiltshire to the north, and to the south and east the Test, Southampton Water and the Solent as his “New” Forest, or Nova Foresta, to serve as a safe dwelling place for the beasts of the chase. Villagers were moved out of this area. Commoners were allowed to bring designated beasts to the land to graze and thus manage the vegetation. This practise continues today with ponies, donkeys and cattle wandering freely throughout the area.
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Lyndhurst is the meeting place of many major routes and tracks connecting Southampton, Beaulieu, Lymington, Christchurch, Ringwood, Fordingbridge, Salisbury, Romsey and Winchester. The village centre has one road (High Street) running through it onto which all the above routes converge. Many of the buildings on the High Street date from the 17th/18th Century and blend well together with the more modern structures.
The following images were taken on a walk along the High Street from the west to the east.
St Michael and All Angels Church
This church is located on a mound above the village and was constructed of brick in the 19th Century.
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Across the road from the church is a building dating back to 1600. It is currently the Crown hotel.
The gable end to the right of the image was added in the 19th century and blends rather well with the older building.
The High Street is very narrow and is part of a one-way system running west to east.
This view is taken from the Crown Hotel towards the junction with the Romsey Road which brings in the routes from the north.
Two interesting buildings are on each side of the Romsey Road Junction.
I am not sure of the age of these two.
This building currently houses the Lyndhurst Work Mans Club. The road to the left leads from the village centre car park to the High Street.
A little further and on the opposite side of the High Street is what appears to be the old village square. On it are two pubs/hotels.
The Mailman Arms
The Stag Hotel
A view looking back up the High Street (east to west from the Stag Hotel) showing more interesting buildings.
Just at the village entrance is this lovely cottage
These are a selection of photographs from my collection and I hope they are of interest.
For those of you wishing to learn more I offer these links:
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http://www.lyndhurstparishcouncil.org.uk/Local-Information/About-The-Area/A-brief-history-of-Lyndhurst.htm
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56900
Comments and CC welcome as always
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The written records begin in 980AD when, as a Royal Manor, it was granted to the [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Abbey of Amesbury in Wiltshire.
In 1075, the first Norman King (William I) declared all the land [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]between the river Avon on the west, Wiltshire to the north, and to the south and east the Test, Southampton Water and the Solent as his “New” Forest, or Nova Foresta, to serve as a safe dwelling place for the beasts of the chase. Villagers were moved out of this area. Commoners were allowed to bring designated beasts to the land to graze and thus manage the vegetation. This practise continues today with ponies, donkeys and cattle wandering freely throughout the area.
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Lyndhurst is the meeting place of many major routes and tracks connecting Southampton, Beaulieu, Lymington, Christchurch, Ringwood, Fordingbridge, Salisbury, Romsey and Winchester. The village centre has one road (High Street) running through it onto which all the above routes converge. Many of the buildings on the High Street date from the 17th/18th Century and blend well together with the more modern structures.
The following images were taken on a walk along the High Street from the west to the east.
St Michael and All Angels Church
This church is located on a mound above the village and was constructed of brick in the 19th Century.
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Across the road from the church is a building dating back to 1600. It is currently the Crown hotel.
The gable end to the right of the image was added in the 19th century and blends rather well with the older building.
The High Street is very narrow and is part of a one-way system running west to east.
This view is taken from the Crown Hotel towards the junction with the Romsey Road which brings in the routes from the north.
Two interesting buildings are on each side of the Romsey Road Junction.
I am not sure of the age of these two.
This building currently houses the Lyndhurst Work Mans Club. The road to the left leads from the village centre car park to the High Street.
A little further and on the opposite side of the High Street is what appears to be the old village square. On it are two pubs/hotels.
The Mailman Arms
The Stag Hotel
A view looking back up the High Street (east to west from the Stag Hotel) showing more interesting buildings.
Just at the village entrance is this lovely cottage
These are a selection of photographs from my collection and I hope they are of interest.
For those of you wishing to learn more I offer these links:
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http://www.lyndhurstparishcouncil.org.uk/Local-Information/About-The-Area/A-brief-history-of-Lyndhurst.htm
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56900
Comments and CC welcome as always
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