Bransgore

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Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
official_name	Bransgore
population	4,333
population_ref	(2001)
static_image_name	Shops on Ringwood Road, Bransgore - geograph.org.uk - 1854327.jpg
static_image_caption	Shops at Bransgore
civil_parish	Bransgore
shire_district	New Forest
shire_county	Hampshire
region	South East England
constituency_westminster	New Forest West
post_town	Christchurch
postcode_district	BH23
postcode_area	BH
dial_code	01425
os_grid_reference	SZ1897
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Bransgore is a village and civil parish within the New Forest District, Hampshire, England. The village developed in the 19th century when a church and a school were built. It is technically classified as an urban area, although in some respects it still has the picturesque character of a rural English village.

Overview

Bransgore is a village and civil parish in the New Forest District of Hampshire. The parish includes the village of Thorney Hill, and the hamlets of Neacroft, Godwinscroft, Beckley, Hinton, and Waterditch. At the time of the last national census of 2011, Bransgore had a total population of 4,238, with just over half being aged between 20 and 64. Bransgore now straddles the border of the newly created New Forest National Park, with the majority of the village being outside the park.

Bransgore has a wide variety of shops including a post office, pharmacy, bakery, greengrocer, hairdresser, and take-away food shops. There are also several pubs/restaurants. Bransgore has a village sports field with a children's playground. The sports field is the location of the Village Fun Day event which is held each summer.

History

The earliest deeds mentioning Bransgore date from the 1730s. The village was called, in 1759, "Bransgoer Common", and in 1817 "Bransgrove". The word "gore" in Middle English means a triangular piece of land. It is uncertain who or what "Bran" refers to.

A local myth is that the name Bransgore came from one of King Alfred's battles against the Danes, Brans from "brains" and Gore from "blood". In the 19th century, Victorian romantics even persuaded the Ordnance Survey to mark on their maps the site of a battle at Bransgore, on the road leading to Sopley. There is unfortunately, no truth in this story, and the name Bransgore does not derive from "brains and gore."

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All Saints church near Thorney Hill is a grade I listed, Edwardian Baroque church, built in 1906. Designed by Detmar Blow and constructed from Caen stone and rendered brick. Inside are wall paintings by Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852–1936) of Te Deum featuring local people.

Between 1894 and 1974, Bransgore was part of the civil parish of Christchurch East. Following the county boundary changes of 1974, Christchurch East parish was split into the parish of Bransgore (Hampshire) and the parish of Burton (Dorset).

In 2023, the building of 100 homes in a flood prone area near Derrit Lane in Bransgore was approved despite many objections.

Twin towns

Bransgore is twinned with:

FRA Saint-Georges-Montcocq, France

References

[http://www.bransgore-parish.gov.uk/ Bransgore Parish Council]
"2011 census". Office for national Statistics.
[http://newforest-online.co.uk/bransgore-virtual-high-street.asp Bransgore Virtual High Street], newforest-online, retrieved 12 September 2011
[http://newforest-online.co.uk/bransgore-things-to-do.asp Things to do in Bransgore], newforest-online, retrieved 12 September 2011
[[Arthur Lloyd (historian). A. T. Lloyd]], J. E. S. Brooks, (1996), ''The History of New Milton and its Surrounding Area, Centenary Edition'', page 14
[http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/hantsgaz/hantsgaz/s0000916.htm Old Hampshire Gazetteer – Bransgore]
See for example: Ordnance Survey (1919) ''Bournemouth and Purbeck'' map
"Hampshire Treasures – Bransgore, page 28".
[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-143568-three-tuns-public-house-bransgore Three Tuns Public House, Bransgore], British Listed Buildings
[http://bransgore.org/about/the-parish-of-bransgore/st-marys/ St Marys] {{webarchive. link. (24 July 2013 , bransgore.org)
[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42056 Victoria County History, (1912), ''A History of the County of Hampshire'': Volume 5, Christchurch, pages 101–110]
[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50824 Samuel Lewis (editor), (1848), ''A Topographical Dictionary of England'', pages 347–350]
[http://bransgore.org/about/the-parish-of-bransgore/ The Parish Of Bransgore] {{webarchive. link. (24 July 2013 , bransgore.org)
[http://newforest-online.co.uk/bransgore-history.asp The History of Bransgore], newforest-online, retrieved 12 September 2011
"Hampshire Treasures – Bransgore, page 25".
[http://www.bransgoreprimaryschool.co.uk/ Bransgore Primary School]
[http://bransgore.org/about/the-parish-of-bransgore/all-saints/ All Saints] {{webarchive. link. (24 July 2013 , bransgore.org)
"Church of All Saints". British Listed Buildings.
[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10211748&c_id= Christchurch East CP], www.visionofbritain.org.uk
(8 March 2022). "100 homes set to be approved – despite fears plans would "destroy" village".
Smith, Alexander. (6 October 2023). "Controversial plans approved for 100 homes for Bransgore". Bournemouth Echo.
"British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd.

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