New Forest

New Forest National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
The Beaulieu River cuts through Longwater Lawn, about 4 km (2 mi) from its source near Lyndhurst
LocationHampshire, England
Nearest citySouthampton
Coordinates50°51′47″N 01°37′05″W / 50.86306°N 1.61806°W / 50.86306; -1.61806
AreaNew Forest National Park: 566 km2 (219 sq mi)
New Forest: 380 km2 (150 sq mi)
Established1079
Visitors14.75 million (est) (in 2009)
Governing bodyNew Forest National Park Authority
Designated22 September 1993

The New Forest is an area of southern England. It includes one of the largest remaining pieces of open pasture land, heathland and forest in the heavily-populated south East of England.[1] It covers south-west Hampshire and extends into south-eastern Wiltshire and towards easter, Dorset.

The name also refers to the New Forest National Park, which has similar boundaries. The New Forest District is a subdivision of Hampshire that covers most of the forest. There are many villages dotted around the area, and several small towns in the forest and around its edges.

  1. "Commoning in the New Forest". New Forest District Council. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.

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