Martin, Hampshire
Coordinates: 50°58′33″N 1°54′15″W / 50.9759°N 1.9041°W
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| Population | 398 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SU068196 |
| Civil parish | Martin |
| District | New Forest |
| Shire county | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FORDINGBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | SP6 |
| Dialling code | 01725 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | New Forest West |
| List of places: UK • England • Hampshire | |
Martin is a village and civil parish in the New Forest, Hampshire. The nearest town Fordingbridge is 7 miles (11 km) to the southeast, and the cathedral city of Salisbury is 12 miles (19 km) to the northeast.[2]
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[edit] Overview
Martin is situated on the Allen River (a tributary of the Avon) in Hampshire. The village street runs north-west to south-east through the parish.[3] The hamlets of East Martin and Tidpit are close by.[2] Martin is the most westerly parish in Hampshire, although it was part of Wiltshire until 1895.[4] The main Dorchester - Salisbury road passes about half a mile to the west of the village (A354).
The church at Martin dates from Norman times although much of its fabric is fourteenth century.[4] The village green still has the village pump, consisting of an iron frame with a cranked spindle through it.[5] The base of the 15th century village cross can also be seen here.[6]
The chalk grasslands of Martin Down are a National Nature Reserve.[7]
[edit] History
Martin is surrounded by prehistoric sites, including Bokerley Dyke,[8] and the very long Grim's Ditch which extends into Dorset and Wiltshire.[8] Knap Barrow is 95 metres long and is the longest barrow in Hampshire.[7]
The name Martin probably derives from "Maeretun" meaning "boundary farm."[9] Martin is first documented around 945 when land at Martin formed part of a grant by King Edmund to Æthelflæd.[3] At the time of the Domesday Book of 1086 it was included in the manor of Damerham, and subsequently descended with that manor.[3] In 1266 Henry III granted to Glastonbury Abbey a weekly Wednesday market in their manor of Martin, and a fair on the eve, day and morrow of the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, and in 1332, Edward III granted a market on Fridays.[3] In 1483 part of the Abbot of Glastonbury's manor of East Martin was granted to the King for the enlargement of his park of Blagdon, Dorset.[3]
There was a manor of West Martin which may have originated as a grant of land from Damerham manor granted by Henry de Sully Abbot of Glastonbury in the 12th century.[3] It was annexed before 1400 by Robert Petevyn, and afterwards belonged to the estate of Little Damerham.[3] The nearby manor of Tidpit was also held of Glastonbury Abbey in the 13th century, and subsequently became merged with that of Damerham.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "2001 Census Neighbourhood Statistics - Civil Parishes in the New Forest". www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do;jsessionid=ac1f930c30d592f3f49c79b64fa1b9b4aa5a4f597a47?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=4&containerAreaId=790410. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ a b About Martin, Martin Parish Council
- ^ a b c d e f g h Victoria County History of Hampshire: Martin
- ^ a b Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 219
- ^ Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 227
- ^ Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 225
- ^ a b Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 221
- ^ a b Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 224
- ^ Martin, Old Hampshire Gazetteer
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