Places to see in ( Fordingbridge - UK )
Places to see in ( Fordingbridge - UK )
Fordingbridge is a town and civil parish with a population of 6,000 on the River Avon in the New Forest District of Hampshire, England, near to the Dorset and Wiltshire borders and on the edge of the New Forest. It is 81 miles (130 km) southwest of London, and 10 miles (16 km) south of the city of Salisbury. Fordingbridge is a former market town. The Avon Valley Path passes through the town.
Fordingbridge is a town and civil parish in Hampshire on the banks of the River Avon. The first Great Bridge, from which the town received its present name, was built in mediaeval times, and is upstream from the ford. The bridge is a major feature of the town with its seven graceful arches, which can be seen very easily from the town's large riverside park where one can walk along the riverbank draped with willows and waterside plants. Close by is a children's play area, secluded memorial gardens, parks and sports playing fields. A bronze statue of the painter Augustus John stands on the banks of the Avon near the Great Bridge.
Not far from the High Street is the parish church of St. Mary the Virgin which has some typical Norman characteristics. Lands in Fordingbridge and the advowson of the church were granted to King's College, Cambridge in 1447 by Henry VI, after being given to the Crown by Humphrey, Duke of Buckingham.
The Fordingbridge Museum, which houses local history exhibits, and the Visitor Information Centre are located in King's Yard. There is also a Roman villa in the nearby village of Rockbourne, which is open to visitors during the summer. The local comprehensive school is The Burgate School And Sixth Form Centre, which is situated in Burgate, a small hamlet to the north of the town. Fordingbridge Hospital is a small community hospital on the site of a Victorian workhouse. Most of the old buildings remain but the inpatient ward is a more recent addition. The town's medical centre is on the same site in Bartons Road
Since 1982 Fordingbridge has been twinned with Vimoutiers in Normandy. Fordingbridge is also home to Fordingbridge Turks FC, one of the 50 oldest football clubs in England, established circa 1868. The Turks name seems to derive from wishing to emulate the determination shown by Ottoman forces at Siege of Plevna. The recreation ground is also home to Fordingbridge Rugby Club, who have been one of the more successful Hampshire clubs in recent years.
The parish of Fordingbridge contains the hamlets of Burgate to the north, Criddlestyle to the east, Bickton to the south, and Ashford to the west. Burgate and Bickton are settlements dating back to the time of the Domesday Book, and in fact Bickton was a larger settlement than Fordingbridge in 1086. Criddlestyle is an ancient manor, also known as East Mill, with a history dating back to the 14th century. The largest hamlet today is Ashford, which was the location of an ancient watermill, and was the location of Fordingbridge railway station until it was closed in 1964.
The first bridge at Fordingbridge was built before 1252, when the bailiff and men of the town received a grant of pontage for one year towards its repairs. A custom which survived until 1840 obliged the lord of Fordingbridge during one summer month known as fence month to keep the bridge guarded and arrest anyone found taking venison from the New Forest.
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New Forest, in Hampshire, England the drive from Hatchet Pond to Beaulieu ( 1 )
The New Forest National Park lies within the county of Hampshire, on the south-central coast of England, and is Britain's smallest National Park. Some typical New Forest National Park scenes The Park is predominantly occupied by an area called the New Forest, about 150 square miles in size and once a royal hunting ground for King William I and his noblemen, in the 12th century AD.
The New Forest is an area of southern England which includes one of the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heath land and forest in the heavily-populated south east of England. It covers south-west Hampshire and extends into south-east Wiltshire and towards east Dorset. The name also refers to the New Forest National Park which has similar boundaries. Additionally the New Forest local government district is a subdivision of Hampshire which covers most of the Forest, and some nearby areas although it is no longer the planning authority for the National Park. There are many villages dotted around the area, and several small towns in the Forest and around its edges.
Like much of England, the site of the New Forest was once deciduous woodland, re colonised by birch and eventually beech and oak following the withdrawal of the ice sheets starting around 12,000 years ago. Some areas were cleared for cultivation from the Bronze Age onwards; the poor quality of the soil in the New Forest meant that the cleared areas turned into heath land waste, which may have been used even then as grazing land for horse's. There was still a significant amount of woodland in this part of Britain, but this was gradually reduced, particularly towards the end of the Middle Iron Age around 250--100 BC, and the 12th and 13th centuries, and of this all that remains today is the New Forest.
There are around 250 round barrows within its boundaries, and scattered boiling mounds, and it also includes about 150 scheduled ancient monuments. One such barrow in particular may represent the only known inhumation burial of the Early Iron Age and the only known Hallstatt burial in Britain; unfortunately, the acidity of the soil means that bone very rarely survives.
Barton-on-Sea There is a good safe beach in this seaside village, which has outstanding views across the Solent to the Isle of Wight.
Beaulieu Slow down for donkeys and ponies strolling around the narrow streets of this ancient village, best known for the National Motor Museum and Palace House, home to the Montagu family. The village, with tiny shops and a pub, is built around a wide tidal river, attracting all kinds of wildlife.
Buckler's Hard The 18th century maritime village of Buckler's Hard sits on the western bank of the Beaulieu River, a couple of miles south of Beaulieu village, and is a pleasant place to rest a couple of hours while learning about the important role that Buckler's Hard played in Britain's shipbuilding history. Boldre Small pretty village near Lymington with narrow lanes and a well-preserved 800 year old church.
Bramshaw Piper's Wait, the highest point in The New Forest is near Bramshaw. In the village, visitors can enjoy the church, built over the centuries in a variety of architectural styles.
Brockenhurst There is a busy railway station here, the main bus/train interchange in The New Forest. The village itself is peaceful with a pretty green often full of grazing ponies and cattle. Many of the main walks and cycle trails through The New Forest start in Brockenhurst, which is set in some of the loveliest scenery in the district.
Burley Legends concerning dragons, witches and smuggling abound in this traditional village. Today you can go riding on horseback, in a horse-drawn wagon or on cycles. There are also plenty of shops and tearooms here too.
Visit to the Jane Austen House Museum, Chawton , Hants (Taster Video)
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Hampshire on Film - Wessex Film and Sound Archives, Winchester
This compilation from Wessex Film and Sound Archive contains the following extracts:-
Wherwell Village 2001, Wherwell
Seedtime and Harvest 1937, Odgen's Farm, Fordingbridge
Petersfield in 1919
New Forest Borderland 1939, Christchurch
Old English Crafts - Making Hay Rakes Ernest Sims, 1960s, Tadley
Michelmersh Brickworks 1991, Michelmersh
Milestones in Road Transport History 1945, Thornycroft Works, Basingstoke
Port of Destiny 1947, Southampton Docks, BOAC Flying Boats
Cunarders in Southampton Queen Mary 1950, Southampton,
Our Navy 1897 - 1905, Portsmouth, Alfred J West
Trafalgar Day 1905, HMS Victory, Portsmouth
The Way to the Sea Portsmouth Navy Days 1937, HMS Victory
Trial Flight of latest Army Airship Beta at Aldershot 1913, Aldershot
Port of Achievement 1946, aftermath of the Blitz in Southampton in 1940
Portsdown Hill Fair, Easter 1930
Scenes from Village Life 1947, Burghclere Village Fete
Founder's Day 1923, Sir Treloar visited Lord Mayor Treloar Hospital & College, Alton
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II visits Winchester 1955, Winchester
Langstone 1999, A Millennium Video
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Places to see in ( Whitby - UK )
Places to see in ( Whitby - UK )
Whitby is a seaside town in Yorkshire, northern England, split by the River Esk. On the East Cliff, overlooking the North Sea, the ruined Gothic Whitby Abbey was Bram Stoker’s inspiration for “Dracula”. Nearby is the Church of St. Mary, reached by 199 steps. The Captain Cook Memorial Museum, in the house where Cook once lived, displays paintings and maps. West of town is West Cliff Beach, lined with beach huts.
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Borough of Scarborough and English county of North Yorkshire. It is located within the historic boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has an established maritime, mineral and tourist heritage. Its East Cliff is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey, where Cædmon, the earliest recognised English poet, lived.
Tourism started in Whitby during the Georgian period and developed further on the arrival of the railway in 1839. Its attraction as a tourist destination is enhanced by its proximity to the high ground of the North York Moors National Park, its Heritage Coastline and by its association with the horror novel Dracula. Jet and alum were mined locally. Whitby Jet, which was mined by the Romans and Victorians, became fashionable during the 19th century.
The earliest record of a permanent settlement is in 656, when as Streanæshealh it was the place where Oswy, the Christian king of Northumbria, founded the first abbey, under the abbess Hilda. The Synod of Whitby was held there in 664. In 867, the monastery was destroyed by Viking raiders. Another monastery was founded in 1078. It was in this period that the town gained its current name, Whitby (from white settlement in Old Norse). In the following centuries Whitby functioned as a fishing settlement until, in the 18th century, it developed as a port and centre for shipbuilding and whaling, the trade in locally mined alum, and the manufacture of Whitby jet jewellery.
The abbey ruin at the top of the East Cliff is the town's oldest and most prominent landmark. Other significant features include the swing bridge, which crosses the River Esk and the harbour, which is sheltered by the grade II listed East and West piers. The town's maritime heritage is commemorated by statues of Captain Cook and William Scoresby, as well as the whalebone arch that sits at the top of the West Cliff. The town also has a strong literary tradition and has featured in literary works, television and cinema, most famously in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula.
Alot to see in ( Whitby - UK ) such as :
Whitby Abbey
Captain Cook Memorial Museum
Whitby Museum
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Church of Saint Mary, Whitby
Cleveland Way
Pannett Park
The Dracula Experience
199 Steps
Whalebone Arch
Whitby Whale Watching
Whitby Coastal Cruises Ltd
Whitby's Old Lifeboat Trips
John Freeman
Miller Amusements Ltd
Caedmon Memorial
RNLI Whitby Museum
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Places to see in ( Lyndhurst - UK )
Places to see in ( Lyndhurst - UK )
Lyndhurst is a large village and civil parish situated in the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, England. Serving as the administrative capital of the New Forest, Lyndhurst is a popular tourist attraction, despite local traffic congestion, with many independent shops, art galleries, cafés, museums, pubs and hotels.
Known as the Capital of the New Forest, Lyndhurst houses the New Forest District Council. The first mention of Lyndhurst was in the Domesday Book of 1086 under the name 'Linhest'. The Court of Verderers sits in the Queens House in Lyndhurst. The church of St. Michael and All Angels was built in the 1860s, and contains a fresco by Lord Leighton and stained-glass windows by Charles Kempe, William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones and others. Local folklore records Lyndhurst as the site of a Dragon-slaying, and as being haunted by the ghost of Richard Fitzgeorge de Stacpoole, 1st Duc de Stacpoole. Alice Liddell, the inspiration for Alice in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, is buried there.
A royal park was attached to the manor of Lyndhurst from a very early date. It was unusual for being a King's Park within a King's Forest. In 1299 it covered an area of 500 acres (202 ha), the profits from the honey gathered there amounting to 2 shillings per annum. It was actively worked during the 14th and 15th centuries when payments were made for the fencing and repairing of the palings. The old Park of Lyndhurst is where the Parkhill Hotel now stands, the new park being on the A337 Brockenhurst road.
The village is the administrative capital of the New Forest, with the district council based in the village. The Court of Verderers sits in the Queen's House in Lyndhurst. The local headquarters of the Forestry Commission, the body that handles the maintenance of the softwood plantations, forest roads and paths, and controlling the spread of invasive plants, such as rhododendrons and gorse is also based in the Queen's House.
The church of St. Michael and All Angels is a major landmark, built of many different colours of brick, on one of the highest points in the village. Other major landmarks include Glasshayes (also known as the Lyndhurst Park Hotel, and haunted, according to local tradition, by Richard Fitzgeorge de Stacpoole, 1st Duc de Stacpoole) and the adjacent Bolton's Bench, a picturesque hill to the east of the village which, according to local folklore, was originally the corpse of a dragon; and a row of much photographed thatched cottages on the road to the neighbouring hamlet of Emery Down. Lyndhurst is also home to the New Forest Centre, which includes the New Forest Museum and New Forest Gallery.
Lyndhurst is notable in English folklore for being the supposed location of a dragon-slaying. The local tradition is that a dragon had his den at Burley Beacon in Burley. Alice Liddell, also known as Alice Hargreaves, the inspiration for Alice in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, lived in and around Lyndhurst after her marriage to Reginald Hargreaves, and is buried in the graveyard.
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Parc Tawe
This video is about an update on the Parc Tawe redevelopment scheme in Swansea City.
Stratford upon Avon, Shakespeares Town UK Travel Video
This town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of English playwright and poet William Shakespeare, and receives approximately 2.5 million visitors a year.
In this town born also famous English actor Simon Pegg.
Also in this town lived Gordon Ramsey, popular chef.
Shakespeare's Birthplace 3:15
New Forest, Hampshire, England, The drive from Hachet Pond to Beaulieu ( 2 )
The New Forest National Park lies within the county of Hampshire, on the south-central coast of England, and is Britain's smallest National Park. Some typical New Forest National Park scenes The Park is predominantly occupied by an area called the New Forest, about 150 square miles in size and once a royal hunting ground for King William I and his noblemen, in the 12th century AD.
The New Forest is an area of southern England which includes one of the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heath land and forest in the heavily-populated south east of England. It covers south-west Hampshire and extends into south-east Wiltshire and towards east Dorset. The name also refers to the New Forest National Park which has similar boundaries. Additionally the New Forest local government district is a subdivision of Hampshire which covers most of the Forest, and some nearby areas although it is no longer the planning authority for the National Park. There are many villages dotted around the area, and several small towns in the Forest and around its edges.
Like much of England, the site of the New Forest was once deciduous woodland, re colonised by birch and eventually beech and oak following the withdrawal of the ice sheets starting around 12,000 years ago. Some areas were cleared for cultivation from the Bronze Age onwards; the poor quality of the soil in the New Forest meant that the cleared areas turned into heath land waste, which may have been used even then as grazing land for horse's. There was still a significant amount of woodland in this part of Britain, but this was gradually reduced, particularly towards the end of the Middle Iron Age around 250--100 BC, and the 12th and 13th centuries, and of this all that remains today is the New Forest.
There are around 250 round barrows within its boundaries, and scattered boiling mounds, and it also includes about 150 scheduled ancient monuments. One such barrow in particular may represent the only known inhumation burial of the Early Iron Age and the only known Hallstatt burial in Britain; unfortunately, the acidity of the soil means that bone very rarely survives.
Barton-on-Sea There is a good safe beach in this seaside village, which has outstanding views across the Solent to the Isle of Wight.
Beaulieu Slow down for donkeys and ponies strolling around the narrow streets of this ancient village, best known for the National Motor Museum and Palace House, home to the Montagu family. The village, with tiny shops and a pub, is built around a wide tidal river, attracting all kinds of wildlife.
Buckler's Hard The 18th century maritime village of Buckler's Hard sits on the western bank of the Beaulieu River, a couple of miles south of Beaulieu village, and is a pleasant place to rest a couple of hours while learning about the important role that Buckler's Hard played in Britain's shipbuilding history. Boldre Small pretty village near Lymington with narrow lanes and a well-preserved 800 year old church.
Bramshaw Piper's Wait, the highest point in The New Forest is near Bramshaw. In the village, visitors can enjoy the church, built over the centuries in a variety of architectural styles.
Brockenhurst There is a busy railway station here, the main bus/train interchange in The New Forest. The village itself is peaceful with a pretty green often full of grazing ponies and cattle. Many of the main walks and cycle trails through The New Forest start in Brockenhurst, which is set in some of the loveliest scenery in the district.
Shillingsford Layout
00 gauge model railway created by Ron Randall. Photographed mainly on an iPhone at the Beaminster Model Railway Exhibition in January 2017.
The video does not do justice to the incredible level of detail contained in the layout and the amount of work that must have been involved to produce such an outstanding model railway.
Spaniard Inn / Ravens nightclub ruins beside the A3 Bramshott Chase Hindhead in 4K
BEST watched in full screen HD: The 'notorious' Spaniard Inn / Ravens nightclub on the A3 Portsmouth Road near Hindhead, has been sold for more than £1 million and after nearly thirty years of being derelict, is being redeveloped. I took the opportunity to record the place where my school chum Peter Green used to practise with his group Fleetwood Mac, using my Phantom 4 drone
The Moto Guzzi Club of Great Britain 40th International V Twin Rally
The Moto Guzzi Club of Great Britain 40th International V Twin Rally, 28-31 August, 2015 in Fordingbridge, Hampshire UK.
Photography, Editing and Production by Tim Devane.
A Year with the Southern Counties Heavy Horse Association
This DVD follows a year with the Southern Counties Heavy Horse Association. During 2002 we look at the Spring Working at
Harbridge Farm, The Heavy Horse Spectacular at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum and the 31st All England Ploughing Championships at Charford Manor Farm, Breamore, Fordingbridge.
The New Forest | Discover The New Forest
The New Forest is a fantastic destination for the whole family. Located in Hampshire, England, The New Forest boasts some of the most amazing untouched countryside in the whole of England. Come and visit The New Forest and you will not be disappointed.
Plas Madoc Lodge | Llanrwst, Conwy Valley
Plas Madog Lodge is a romantic little stone cottage, just along the road from the picturesque town of Llanrwst, and a few miles from Betws y Coed. Perfectly situated for exploring the beautiful Conwy Valley which runs north from Betws y Coed to join the sea at Conwy.
Visitors are welcome to walk along the drive through the splendid park, and enjoy its peace and tranquillity. A short walk up the road is an excellent farm shop selling local meat, vegetables and dairy products. See more here:
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Home Away From Home
A glimpse at the beautiful city I currently live and study in! York, England! Cheers!
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School Group Visit Greenwich By Boat, 1950s - Film 96695
Children are on board a boat and look at sights of London. St Paul’s Cathedral is visible. The boat travels towards Tower Bridge. Shots of the bridge from the children’s viewpoint. Children are sitting on the boat, smiling. Boat makes its way along the River Thames. The boat moors and the children disembark.
Shot of Greenwich park and National Maritime Museum. Close ups of ships figureheads in Museum. Close up of painting of Death of Nelson. Nelson’s Trafalgar uniform and models of ships. A boy talks to a naval officer. Shot of Museum / Naval College from moving boat. Close up of girl. Boat passes another boat carrying cars. Shot of a canoeist rowing on the Thames. Children talk and sing on boat, teacher makes a paper figure. Shot from bridge of children on boat, waving at camera.
Buriton Hampshire
A look at the village of Buriton in Hampshire