Hyde, Hampshire
- Not to be confused with Hyde Abbey
| Hyde | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 Hyde village school | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU169123 |
| Location: | 50°54’36"N, 1°45’35"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 906 (2011) |
| Post town: | Fordingbridge |
| Postcode: | SP6 |
| Dialling code: | 01425 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | New Forest |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
New Forest West |
Hyde is a village in the New Forest near Fordingbridge in Hampshire.
The wider parish of Hyde includes the hamlets of Blissford, Frogham, Furze Hill, Hungerford, North Gorley, Ogdens, and Stuckton, as well as tracts of New Forest heathland centred on the Latchmore Brook to the east.[1]
The parish has 383 occupied houses, an infant/junior school, a village hall, and two pubs.
History
Historically Hyde was a hamlet belonging to the parish of Fordingbridge. The ecclesiastical parish of Hyde was formed in 1855 from part of the parish of Fordingbridge.[2] The Church of the Holy Ascension was built in 1855, and is of red brick with stone dressings and consists of chancel, nave, north vestry, south porch and western turret containing two bells.[2]
The former Admiral of the Fleet, Peter Hill-Norton, lived in Hyde in his retirement.[3]
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References
- ↑ Latchmore Brook, www.explorebritain.info, retrieved 15 July 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A History of the County of Hampshire - Volume 4 pp 567-577: Parishes: Fordingbridge (Victoria County History)
- ↑ T. A. Heathcote, (2002), British admirals of the fleet 1734-1995: a biographical dictionary, page 116. Leo Cooper
