Copythorne
| Copythorne | |
|---|---|
 St. Mary's church, Copythorne | |
  Copythorne Location within Hampshire | |
| Population | 2,673 (2011 Census including Ower)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU308147 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Postcode district | SO40 |
| Dialling code | 023 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Copythorne is a village and civil parish situated in Hampshire, England, within the boundaries of the New Forest National Park.
Overview
Copythorne is in the north-eastern part of the New Forest, in Hampshire, England. The village is on the A31 Romsey Road, just south of the M27 motorway which splits the parish in two halves.[2] There is an Anglican parish church dedicated to Saint Mary, an Infants School, and a hall.
The parish contains the villages of Cadnam, Bartley, Winsor, Newbridge, and Ower.[2] To the north of the village is Copythorne Common; parts of Cadnam Common and Furzley Common are also in the parish, as well as Shelly Common in the far north of the parish.[3] There is woodland in the south and north of the parish, and Paultons Park – an old estate with a modern theme park – is also in the parish.
History
Copythorne is first recorded as Coppethorne in the 14th century.[4] The name means "Cropped (haw)thorn",[4] which relates to the practice of pollarding trees to provide feed for animals.[5]
There are several Bronze Age barrows in the parish, locally called "Money Hills".[5] At approximately the site of the present church, the Roman road from Nursling suddenly turned south towards Cadnam roundabout.[5]
In the middle ages much of the land in the area was part of the monastic estates of Amesbury, Netley, and Glastonbury.[3] After the Dissolution many of these lands become part of the Paultons estate.[3]
Saint Mary's Church in Copythorne is a red brick structure built in 1834, with alterations made around 1891-2.[6] The civil parish of Copythorne was one of those created out of the ancient parish of Eling in 1894.[3]
Notes
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ a b Copythorne Parish Web site
- ^ a b c d Victoria County History of Hampshire: Eling
- ^ a b Copythorne, Old Hampshire Gazetteer
- ^ a b c Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 67
- ^ Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 71
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