Towns & cities · South East England
Brockenhurst
Brockenhurst — village in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Brockenhurst · 0.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Brockenhurst is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 3,280 people. Address: SO42. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 50.8200°, -1.5800°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lymington River SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: The New Forest SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: New Forest
- Ramsar wetland: Solent & Southampton Water
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Brockenhurst is a large village in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. Southampton is 13 miles (21 km) to the north-east, and Bournemouth is 15 miles (24 km) south-west. Surrounding towns and villages include Beaulieu, Lymington, Lyndhurst, and Sway.
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Background
History
The earliest signs of habitation in Brockenhurst date back 4,000 years to the Bronze Age: the area is dotted with burial mounds – called tumuli. Beyond that, few signs remain of other habitation during the subsequent 3,000 years.
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- Coordinates
- 50.8200, -1.5800
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- New Forest
- Parish
- Brockenhurst
- Postcode
- SO42
- Parliamentary constituency
- New Forest East
- Population
- 3,280
- Nearest railway station
- Brockenhurst — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.nfdc.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1612283 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Brockenhurst (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Brockenhurst village centre at Brookley Road, New Forest - geograph.org.uk - 43422.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brockenhurst?
- Brockenhurst is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO42), in the parish of Brockenhurst.
- Is Brockenhurst a protected site?
- Yes — Brockenhurst is part of the Lymington River SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the The New Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Brockenhurst free to visit?
- Yes, Brockenhurst is free to enter.
- How do I get to Brockenhurst?
- The nearest railway station is Brockenhurst, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SO42.