Beaulieu River

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The Beaulieu River (pron. /ˈbjuːli/) is a small river flowing south through the New Forest in the county of Hampshire in southern England. The river is some 12 miles long, of which the last 4 miles are tidal. An unusual feature of this river is that the entire river, including its bed, is owned by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu.

The Beaulieu River rises near Lyndhurst in the centre of the New Forest, and flows south-easterly across the forest heaths to the village of Beaulieu. At Beaulieu the river becomes tidal and once drove a tide mill in the village. Below Beaulieu the tidal river continues to flow through the forest, passing the village of Bucklers Hard and entering the sea through the Solent.

The tidal river below Beaulieu village is navigable to small craft. Bucklers Hard was once a significant shipbuilding centre, building many wooden sailing ships, both merchant and naval and including Nelson's Agamemnon.

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The infant river upstream from Dunces Arch	The river at Longwater Lawn	The river passes beneath the railway line	Bend in the river near Pottern Ford
The river south of Ipley Bridge	Alder trees in the river north of Fawley Ford	The Mill Dam at Beaulieu	The upper tidal limit of the river
The river between Beaulieu and Bucklers Hard	The river at Buckler's Hard	The river at Buckler's Hard	The river at Buckler's Hard
A yacht entering the river from the Solent