Copythorne
| Copythorne | |
 St. Mary's church, Copythorne |
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  Copythorne Copythorne shown within Hampshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU308147 |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | Copythorne |
| District | New Forest |
| Shire county | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Postcode district | SO40 |
| Dialling code | 023 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | New Forest East |
Copythorne is a village and civil parish situated in Hampshire, England, within the boundaries of the New Forest National Park.
Overview
Copythorne is in the north-eastern part of the New Forest, in Hampshire, England. The village is on the A31 Romsey Road, just south of the M27 motorway which splits the parish in two halves.[1] There is an Anglican parish church dedicated to Saint Mary, an Infants School, and a hall.
The parish contains the villages of Cadnam, Bartley, Winsor, Newbridge, and Ower.[1] To the north of the village is Copythorne Common; parts of Cadnam Common and Furzley Common are also in the parish, as well as Shelly Common in the far north of the parish.[2] There is woodland in the south and north of the parish, and Paultons Park – an old estate with a modern theme park – is also in the parish.
History
Copythorne is first recorded as Coppethorne in the 14th century.[3] The name means "Cropped (haw)thorn",[3] which relates to the practice of pollarding trees to provide feed for animals.[4]
There are several Bronze Age barrows in the parish, locally called "Money Hills".[4] At approximately the site of the present church, the Roman road from Nursling suddenly turned south towards Cadnam roundabout.[4]
In the middle ages much of the land in the area was part of the monastic estates of Amesbury, Netley, and Glastonbury.[2] After the Dissolution many of these lands become part of the Paultons estate.[2]
Saint Mary's Church in Copythorne is a red brick structure built in 1834, with alterations made around 1891-2.[5] The civil parish of Copythorne was one of those created out of the ancient parish of Eling in 1894.[2]
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