Brook, New Forest
| Brook | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 Village green at Brook | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU273140 |
| Location: | 50°55’29"N, 1°36’39"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Lyndhurst |
| Postcode: | SO43 |
| Dialling code: | 023 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | New Forest |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
New Forest East |
Brook is a hamlet in the parish of Bramshaw in the New Forest in the south-west of Hampshire
The hamlet contains a mix of 18th and 19th century cottages, just south of the village of Bramshaw. There are two inns in Brook on opposite sides of the road - The Green Dragon and The Bell Inn.[1] Both buildings date from the 18th century, albeit with 19th and 20th century alterations.[2][3]
Also in Brook is the club-house of Bramshaw Golf Club, which claims to be the oldest golf club in Hampshire[4]
Just south of the village at Upper Canterton stands the Rufus Stone. This stone is said to mark the place where in 1100, King of England, William Rufus, was killed by an arrow whilst out hunting. The arrow was fired by a French nobleman, Walter Tyrell, but it has never been established if the death was an accident or murder.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Brook, New Forest) |
References
- ↑ The Bell Inn
- ↑ National Heritage List 1166496: Green Dragon Inn (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1094767: The Bell Inn (Grade II listing)
- ↑ Bramshaw Golf Club