FORDINGBRIDGE
"FORDINGBRIDGE, a parish and market town, partly in the upper division, and
partly in the lower division of the hundred of Fordingbridge, county Hants,
7 miles N. of Ringwood, 23 S.W. of Winchester, and 92 from London. The
nearest railway station is Ringwood, on the London and South-Western line.
It is situated on the river Avon, which is here crossed by a bridge of
seven arches. The parish lies close upon the borders of Dorsetshire, and
includes the hamlets of Bickton, Burgate, Godshill, Gorley, Midgham, and
Stuckton. In the Domesday Survey this is called Forde, and is stated to
have had a church and mills. The principal employment of the people is in
the preparation of flax, but calico printing and the manufacture of
sailcloth are also carried on."
[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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