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."[From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Cemeteries
- Sway Cemetery, Brighton Road, Cemetery, Sway
- St John the Baptist, Church Lane, Church of England
- St Paul, Church Lane, Church of England, East Boldre
- St Mary the Virgin, Church Lane, Church of England, South Baddesley
- St Luke, Church Lane, Church of England, Sway
Church Records
- East Boldre Baptist Church, Chapel Lane, Baptist, East Boldre
- St John the Baptist, Church Lane, Church of England
- St Paul, Church Lane, Church of England, East Boldre
- St Nicholas, Pilley Street, Church of England, Pilley
- St Mary the Virgin, Church Lane, Church of England, South Baddesley
- St Luke, Church Lane, Church of England, Sway
- St Mary, Other, Bucklers Hard
- Independent Chapel, St Leonards Road, Other, East End
- Chapel, -, Other, St Leonards Grange
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Boldre area that are recorded in the GENUKI church database. This will also help identify churches in nearby townships and/or parishes. You also have the option to see the location of the churches marked on a map.
If you keep this page loaded for a very long time and the database is updated since loading it, the church links above may become stale and may display the wrong church. If this happens, reloading this page will correct them.
Gazetteers
- A transcription of the section for Boldre from
the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for Boldre from
A Vision of Britain through time.
- Ask for the gazetteer for a calculation of the distance from Boldre to another place.
History
- The entry for Boldre from British History Online.
Maps
- View maps of Boldre and places within its boundaries.