BOLDRE
"BOLDRE, (or Bolder), a parish in the hundred of Christchurch and New
Forest, Lymington division of the county of Southampton, 2 miles to the N.
of Lymington, its post town, and 2 from the Beaulieu station on the
South-Western railway. A branch line has been recently opened from
Brockenhurst station to Lymington. It is situated in an elevated and
picturesque district, and includes the chapelries of South Baddesley, Sway,
and East Boldre, and the hamlets of Battramsley, Piney, Warborne, and
Walhampton. The prospects from various points are very fine, over the Isle
of Wight and the Channel, from the Needles to Spithead."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
[Last updated: 4th August 2003 - Brian Pears]
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