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.pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:240px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:240px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:240px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hampshire_UK_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Fordingbridge is located in Hampshire"><img alt="Fordingbridge is located in Hampshire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Hampshire_UK_location_map.svg/240px-Hampshire_UK_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Hampshire_UK_location_map.svg/360px-Hampshire_UK_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, 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title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">5,998 (2011 Census)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Ordnance_Survey_National_Grid" title="Ordnance Survey National Grid">OS grid reference</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bing.com/maps/?mkt=en-gb&v=2&cp=50.927067~-1.790790&lvl=13&sp=Point.50.927067_-1.790790_Fordingbridge&sty=s&style=s">SU148142</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Civil_parish" title="Civil parish">Civil parish</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Fordingbridge</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_England" title="Districts of England">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Forest_(district)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Forest (district)">New Forest</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_and_non-metropolitan_counties_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England">Shire county</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_England" title="Regions of England">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/South_East_England" title="South East England">South East</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow adr"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Countries_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Countries of the United Kingdom">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="country-name"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Sovereign state</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Post_town" title="Post town">Post town</a></th><td class="infobox-data">FORDINGBRIDGE</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Postcodes in the United Kingdom">Postcode district</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/SP_postcode_area" title="SP postcode area">SP6</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom">Dialling code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">01425</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_law_enforcement_agencies_in_the_United_Kingdom,_Crown_Dependencies_and_British_Overseas_Territories" title="List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories">Police</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_and_Isle_of_Wight_Constabulary" title="Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary">Hampshire and Isle of Wight</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Fire_services_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Fire services in the United Kingdom">Fire</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_and_Isle_of_Wight_Fire_and_Rescue_Service" title="Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service">Hampshire and Isle of Wight</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Emergency_medical_services_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom">Ambulance</a></th><td 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ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <dl><dt><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">List of places</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_locations" title="List of United Kingdom locations">UK</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_England" title="List of places in England">England</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_Hampshire" title="List of places in Hampshire">Hampshire</a></dd></dl></div> <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Fordingbridge&params=50.9275_N_1.7901_W_region:GB_type:city(5998)"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">50°55′39″N</span> <span class="longitude">1°47′24″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">50.9275°N 1.7901°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">50.9275; -1.7901</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Fordingbridge</b> is a town and broader <a href="/wiki/Civil_parishes_in_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil parishes in England">civil parish</a> with a population of 6,000 on the <a href="/wiki/River_Avon,_Hampshire" title="River Avon, Hampshire">River Avon</a> in the <a href="/wiki/New_Forest_(district)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Forest (district)">New Forest District</a> of <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a>, England, near the <a href="/wiki/Dorset" title="Dorset">Dorset</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wiltshire" title="Wiltshire">Wiltshire</a> borders and on the edge of the <a href="/wiki/New_Forest" title="New Forest">New Forest</a>, famed for its late medieval seven-arch bridge.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is 81 miles (130 km) southwest of London, and 10 miles (16 km) south of the city of <a href="/wiki/Salisbury" title="Salisbury">Salisbury</a>. Fordingbridge is a former <a href="/wiki/Market_town" title="Market town">market town</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Avon_Valley_Path" title="Avon Valley Path">Avon Valley Path</a> passes through the town. The town excluding <a href="/wiki/Linear_settlement" title="Linear settlement">linear settlement</a> Sandleheath (included in its headline population with other outlying houses, totalling 1,526 residents) has a density of 30.2 persons per hectare (7820 per sq. mi.).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 1982 Fordingbridge has been <a href="/wiki/Town_twinning" class="mw-redirect" title="Town twinning">twinned</a> with <a href="/wiki/Vimoutiers" title="Vimoutiers">Vimoutiers</a> in <a href="/wiki/Normandy" title="Normandy">Normandy</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fordingbridge&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Great Bridge, from which the town received its present name, is a major feature of the town. It has seven arches and can be seen from the town's large riverside park and recreation ground. The park contains a children's play area, secluded memorial gardens, and large sports playing field. A bronze statue of the painter and former resident <a href="/wiki/Augustus_John" title="Augustus John">Augustus John</a> stands on the banks of the Avon near the Great Bridge. <a href="/wiki/St._Mary%27s_Church,_Fordingbridge" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Mary's Church, Fordingbridge">St. Mary's Church</a>, which has some typical Norman characteristics, is located in the south of the town. The church has a memorial to <a href="/wiki/James_Alexander_Seton" title="James Alexander Seton">James Alexander Seton</a>, last British person killed in a <a href="/wiki/Duel" title="Duel">duel</a> in England.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town also has a Catholic church in the form of Our Lady of Sorrows and St Philip Benizi.<sup id="cite_ref-Bailey281_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bailey281-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Building dates from 1874 while the altar dating from 1897 was originally used at <a href="/wiki/Netley_Hospital" title="Netley Hospital">Netley Hospital</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bailey281_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bailey281-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Statue_of_Augustus_John_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2214018.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Statue_of_Augustus_John_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2214018.jpg/220px-Statue_of_Augustus_John_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2214018.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Statue_of_Augustus_John_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2214018.jpg/330px-Statue_of_Augustus_John_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2214018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Statue_of_Augustus_John_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2214018.jpg/440px-Statue_of_Augustus_John_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2214018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>Statue of Augustus John</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Town_Hall_Fordingbridge_Hants_-_geograph.org.uk_-_155776.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Town_Hall_Fordingbridge_Hants_-_geograph.org.uk_-_155776.jpg/220px-Town_Hall_Fordingbridge_Hants_-_geograph.org.uk_-_155776.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Town_Hall_Fordingbridge_Hants_-_geograph.org.uk_-_155776.jpg/330px-Town_Hall_Fordingbridge_Hants_-_geograph.org.uk_-_155776.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Town_Hall_Fordingbridge_Hants_-_geograph.org.uk_-_155776.jpg/440px-Town_Hall_Fordingbridge_Hants_-_geograph.org.uk_-_155776.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Fordingbridge_Town_Hall" title="Fordingbridge Town Hall">Fordingbridge Town Hall</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Known as the northern gateway to the <a href="/wiki/New_Forest" title="New Forest">New Forest</a>, Fordingbridge is popular with tourists, with various campsites, pubs and restaurants, and other tourist facilities locally. The Fordingbridge Museum, with many local and forest history exhibits, and the Visitor Information Centre are located within King's Yard, Salisbury Street. The town's high street is well known for its pubs, cafes and local shops, and the town also has its own Cinema, within the buildings of an old pottery. <a href="/wiki/Rockbourne_Roman_Villa" title="Rockbourne Roman Villa">Rockbourne Roman Villa</a> is in the nearby village of <a href="/wiki/Rockbourne" title="Rockbourne">Rockbourne</a> which sits 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Fordingbridge. The village of <a href="/wiki/Breamore" title="Breamore">Breamore</a> is 3 miles north of Fordingbridge and is home to Elizabethan country house, <a href="/wiki/Breamore_House" title="Breamore House">Breamore House</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Fordingbridge_Hospital" title="Fordingbridge Hospital">Fordingbridge Hospital</a> is a small <a href="/wiki/Community_hospital" title="Community hospital">community hospital</a> built within the grounds of a Victorian workhouse. Most of the older buildings have been redeveloped into private housing, however, the hospital site still houses an inpatient ward, as well as limited outpatients services. Fordingbridge Doctors Surgery is on the same site in Bartons Road. <a href="/wiki/Fordingbridge_Hospital" title="Fordingbridge Hospital">Fordingbridge Hospital</a> was used as a <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_vaccination_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom">COVID-19 vaccination centre</a> from 2020. </p><p>The local <a href="/wiki/Comprehensive_school" title="Comprehensive school">comprehensive school</a> is <a href="/wiki/The_Burgate_School_And_Sixth_Form_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="The Burgate School And Sixth Form Centre">The Burgate School And Sixth Form Centre</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Burgate,_Hampshire" title="Burgate, Hampshire">Burgate</a>, a small hamlet to the north of the town. </p><p>Fordingbridge is home to <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fordingbridge_Turks_FC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fordingbridge Turks FC (page does not exist)">Fordingbridge Turks FC</a>, one of the <a href="/wiki/Oldest_football_clubs" title="Oldest football clubs">oldest football clubs</a> in England, established circa 1868. The Turks name seems to derive from wishing to emulate the determination shown by Ottoman forces at <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Plevna" title="Siege of Plevna">Siege of Plevna</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Gannaway8_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gannaway8-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fordingbridge Turks FC play their matches at the recreation ground. 'The Rec' is also home to Fordingbridge Rugby Club. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fordingbridge&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The parish of Fordingbridge contains the <a href="/wiki/Hamlet_(place)" title="Hamlet (place)">hamlets</a> of <a href="/wiki/Burgate,_Hampshire" title="Burgate, Hampshire">Burgate</a> to the north, Criddlestyle to the east, <a href="/wiki/Bickton" title="Bickton">Bickton</a> to the south, and Ashford to the west. Burgate and Bickton are settlements dating back to the time of the <i><a href="/wiki/Domesday_Book" title="Domesday Book">Domesday Book</a></i>, and Bickton was in male heads of households greater than Fordingbridge in 1086.<sup id="cite_ref-nfdc_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nfdc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Criddlestyle is an ancient manor, also known as East Mill, with a history dating back to the 14th century.<sup id="cite_ref-vch1_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The largest hamlet today is <i>Ashford</i>, which was the location of an ancient <a href="/wiki/Watermill" title="Watermill">watermill</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-vch1_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was also the location of <a href="/wiki/Fordingbridge_railway_station" title="Fordingbridge railway station">Fordingbridge railway station</a> until it was closed in 1964. Also near to Fordingbridge is the hamlet of <i>Tinkers Cross</i> approximately 1.1 miles (1.8 km) northwest from the town centre. </p><p>The villages of <a href="/wiki/Sandleheath" title="Sandleheath">Sandleheath</a>, <a href="/wiki/Damerham" title="Damerham">Damerham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rockbourne" title="Rockbourne">Rockbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Whitsbury" title="Whitsbury">Whitsbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Breamore" title="Breamore">Breamore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Woodgreen" title="Woodgreen">Woodgreen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Godshill" title="Godshill">Godshill</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hyde_Hampshire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hyde Hampshire (page does not exist)">Hyde</a> all sit within the 5 miles of Fordingbridge and are all within the county of <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a>. <a href="/wiki/Alderholt" title="Alderholt">Alderholt</a> is southwest of Fordingbridge and is part of <a href="/wiki/Dorset" title="Dorset">Dorset</a>. </p><p>Fordingbridge is north of <a href="/wiki/Ringwood,_Hampshire" title="Ringwood, Hampshire">Ringwood</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bournemouth" title="Bournemouth">Bournemouth</a>, south of <a href="/wiki/Downton,_Hampshire" title="Downton, Hampshire">Downton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Salisbury" title="Salisbury">Salisbury</a> which are all linked by the <a href="/wiki/A338_road" title="A338 road">A338 road</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fordingbridge&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fordingbridge is recorded in the <a href="/wiki/Domesday_Book" title="Domesday Book">Domesday Book</a> of 1086 under the name <i><a href="/wiki/Ford_(crossing)" title="Ford (crossing)">Forde</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-domesdaymap_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-domesdaymap-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Manorialism" title="Manorialism">manor</a> was held by a certain Robert from "Robert the son of Gerald".<sup id="cite_ref-domesdaymap_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-domesdaymap-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to 1066 it had been held by Alwy from <a href="/wiki/Edward_the_Confessor" title="Edward the Confessor">King Edward</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-domesdaymap_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-domesdaymap-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the beginning of the 13th century Fordingbridge was held by Hugh de Linguire, who, dying around 1231, left a niece and heir Alice, wife of William de la Falaise.<sup id="cite_ref-vch1_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From that date Fordingbridge followed the same descent as <a href="/wiki/Rowner" title="Rowner">Rowner</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-vch1_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The manor was held by Elias de la Falaise at his death in 1254, and his brother William died in possession of the manor in the same year.<sup id="cite_ref-vch2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before 1277 the property had <a href="/wiki/Escheat" title="Escheat">escheated</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Crown_Estate" title="Crown Estate">Crown</a> by the felony of William de la Falaise, grandson of William, and was granted in that year to Sir William le Brune, chamberlain to the king.<sup id="cite_ref-vch2_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The manor then stayed solidly in the Brune family until the death of Charles Brune in 1769, when the family became extinct in the male line.<sup id="cite_ref-vch2_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By his will his estates eventually devolved onto his grand-nephew the Rev. Charles Prideaux-Brune of <a href="/wiki/Prideaux_Place" title="Prideaux Place">Prideaux Place</a>, <a href="/wiki/Padstow" title="Padstow">Padstow</a>, Cornwall, and the manor then remained in the possession of the Prideaux-Brune family.<sup id="cite_ref-vch2_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The lord of the manor had a market before 1273: it was held weekly first on Saturday and then on Friday until the middle of the 19th century, when it was discontinued.<sup id="cite_ref-vch1_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A fair was held on 9 September.<sup id="cite_ref-vch1_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From the 13th to the 15th century Fordingbridge was governed by a bailiff, and then in later centuries by a constable chosen yearly at the court leet of the manor of <a href="/wiki/Burgate,_Hampshire" title="Burgate, Hampshire">Lower Burgate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-vch1_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The constable was the chief officer until 1878, when government by Local District Council was established.<sup id="cite_ref-vch1_9-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A fire in the town on 23 May 1702 destroyed 43 dwelling houses,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which were never rebuilt.<sup id="cite_ref-vch1_9-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Fordingbridge_Town_Hall" title="Fordingbridge Town Hall">Fordingbridge Town Hall</a>, built in 1877, is almost in the centre of the town.<sup id="cite_ref-vch1_9-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fordingbridge_railway_station_(postcard).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Fordingbridge_railway_station_%28postcard%29.JPG/220px-Fordingbridge_railway_station_%28postcard%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Fordingbridge_railway_station_%28postcard%29.JPG/330px-Fordingbridge_railway_station_%28postcard%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Fordingbridge_railway_station_%28postcard%29.JPG/440px-Fordingbridge_railway_station_%28postcard%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1081" data-file-height="673" /></a><figcaption>Fordingbridge Railway Station</figcaption></figure> <p>Cloth was made here in the 16th century, and in the 19th century there were factories for the manufacture of sailcloth and canvas and the spinning of flax.<sup id="cite_ref-vch1_9-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1900 the chief industries of the town were the manufacture of sailcloth and canvas and the making of bricks and tiles, and there were various flour mills, an iron foundry, and the Neave's food works.<sup id="cite_ref-vch1_9-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Fordingbridge_railway_station" title="Fordingbridge railway station">Fordingbridge railway station</a> was opened in 1866 but closed in 1964. It was originally just outside the town, on the road leading to <a href="/wiki/Sandleheath" title="Sandleheath">Sandleheath</a>. Today, the road is still called Station Road; however, the spot where the station once stood is now occupied by a large mill and industrial park. The site is next to the recently reopened 'Railway Hotel'. The Station connected the town with <a href="/wiki/Salisbury" title="Salisbury">Salisbury</a> to the north and <a href="/wiki/Poole" title="Poole">Poole</a> to the south, as part of the <a href="/wiki/Salisbury_and_Dorset_Junction_Railway" title="Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway">Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Great_Bridge">The Great Bridge</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fordingbridge&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: The Great Bridge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fordingbridge,_the_bridge_over_the_River_Avon_-_geograph.org.uk_-_11874.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Fordingbridge%2C_the_bridge_over_the_River_Avon_-_geograph.org.uk_-_11874.jpg/220px-Fordingbridge%2C_the_bridge_over_the_River_Avon_-_geograph.org.uk_-_11874.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Fordingbridge%2C_the_bridge_over_the_River_Avon_-_geograph.org.uk_-_11874.jpg/330px-Fordingbridge%2C_the_bridge_over_the_River_Avon_-_geograph.org.uk_-_11874.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Fordingbridge%2C_the_bridge_over_the_River_Avon_-_geograph.org.uk_-_11874.jpg/440px-Fordingbridge%2C_the_bridge_over_the_River_Avon_-_geograph.org.uk_-_11874.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="424" /></a><figcaption>The Great Bridge, viewed from the southwest</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:River_Avon_and_bridge_at_Fordingbridge.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/River_Avon_and_bridge_at_Fordingbridge.JPG/220px-River_Avon_and_bridge_at_Fordingbridge.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/River_Avon_and_bridge_at_Fordingbridge.JPG/330px-River_Avon_and_bridge_at_Fordingbridge.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/River_Avon_and_bridge_at_Fordingbridge.JPG/440px-River_Avon_and_bridge_at_Fordingbridge.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>The seven-arched bridge over the River Avon</figcaption></figure> <p>The first bridge at Fordingbridge was built before 1252, when the bailiff and men of the town received a grant of <a href="/wiki/Pontage" title="Pontage">pontage</a> for one year towards its repairs.<sup id="cite_ref-vch1_9-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several similar grants followed, the last being dated in 1452.<sup id="cite_ref-vch1_9-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bridge is 40 metres long and consists of seven stone arches, and it is one of the two bridges with seven arches in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-engtim_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-engtim-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bridge brought much traffic through the town.<sup id="cite_ref-vch1_9-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the east end of the bridge was a Saint John the Baptist Hospital (hospitalry) for poor travellers.<sup id="cite_ref-hantstreas141_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hantstreas141-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was founded 1272, and dissolved 1546;<sup id="cite_ref-hantstreas141_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hantstreas141-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> some foundation walls remain, but no other remains.<sup id="cite_ref-hantstreas141_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hantstreas141-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A custom which survived until 1840 obliged the lord of Fordingbridge during one summer month known as "fence month" to keep the bridge guarded and arrest anyone found taking <a href="/wiki/Venison" title="Venison">venison</a> from the <a href="/wiki/New_Forest" title="New Forest">New Forest</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-vch1_9-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vch1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Significant alterations were made in 1841 when both sides were widened, adding 45 cm to the width of the bridge.<sup id="cite_ref-engtim_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-engtim-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original arches are still visible, being smaller in span than the 19th-century additions.<sup id="cite_ref-engtim_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-engtim-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A reinforced concrete footpath on one side was added in 1901 to widen the bridge.<sup id="cite_ref-engtim_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-engtim-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_residents">Notable residents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fordingbridge&action=edit&section=5" 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href="/wiki/James_Alexander_Seton" title="James Alexander Seton">James Alexander Seton</a> (1816–1845), the last British person killed in a duel in Britain; he is buried at St Mary's Church</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Charles_Durant" title="John Charles Durant">John Charles Durant</a> – (15 July 1846 – 14 December 1929) was an English printer and a <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augustus_John" title="Augustus John">Augustus John</a> – Welsh portrait artist, born 1878, who lived in Fordingbridge from 1927 until his death in 1961<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Jefferis" title="Frank Jefferis">Frank Jefferis</a> – (1884–1938), former <a href="/wiki/Southampton_F.C." title="Southampton F.C.">Southampton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Everton_F.C." title="Everton F.C.">Everton</a> and <a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a> footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_McCarthy_(actor)" title="Neil McCarthy (actor)">Neil McCarthy</a> – (26 July 1932 – 5 Feb 1985), was an English actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anne-Marie_Mallik" title="Anne-Marie Mallik">Anne-Marie Mallik</a> – born 1952, former child actress, portrayed Alice in <a href="/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1966_TV_play)" title="Alice in Wonderland (1966 TV play)">Alice in Wonderland (1966 TV play)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Kidby" title="Paul Kidby">Paul Kidby</a> – artist, born 1964, best known for his art based on <a href="/wiki/Terry_Pratchett" title="Terry Pratchett">Terry Pratchett</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Discworld" title="Discworld">Discworld</a></i>, lives and works in Fordingbridge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_O%27Mahony" title="Daniel O'Mahony">Daniel O'Mahony</a> – writer, born 1973</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Oakes" title="David 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Webb - Hampshire Family Historian pages 111 to 112, Volume 15, issue 2, 1988</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-engtim-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-engtim_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-engtim_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-engtim_13-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-engtim_13-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=215">Salisbury and Fordingbridge Ancient Bridge</a>, www.engineering-timelines.com</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hantstreas141-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-hantstreas141_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hantstreas141_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hantstreas141_14-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120609155541/http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol05/page141.html">"Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 141"</a>. 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