Cadnam
Cadnam | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | SOUTHAMPTON | |
Postcode district | SO40 | |
Dialling code | 023 | |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
UK Parliament | ||
Cadnam is a
Overview
Cadnam is part of the civil parish of Copythorne, a smaller village lying a mile to the north.
The village is situated at the crossroads between the Romsey to Ringwood road (the A31 road) and the Southampton to Fordingbridge B3079. This makes it an important link between Southampton and the towns of Dorset via Ringwood, and towns in Wiltshire via Fordingbridge. The A337 road links Cadnam with the small port at Lymington. The western end (Junction 1) of the M27 motorway is at Cadnam. Surrounding villages are Copythorne to the northeast, and Bartley to the southeast.
There are a number of pubs in Cadnam, including the White Hart (after White Hart), The Sir John Barleycorn (after John Barleycorn) and The Coach And Horses located halfway through Cadnam on Southampton Road. There is also a hotel, The Bartley Lodge Hotel, and a Methodist church. The village has a petrol station with a convenience store.
Cadnam is home to Cadnam Cricket Club (established in 1880) who play on the Lambs Corner ground (adjacent to the road to Lyndhurst).
History
Cadnam is first recorded in the 1270s as Cadenham.[1] The name apparently means the farmstead ("ham") of a man named Cadda.[1]
In the 13th century there was an estate at Cadnam and at nearby
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The Cadnam Oak
The Cadnam Oak, at the south-east corner of a crossroads in Cadnam (
Notable residents
- Bentley Collingwood Hilliam
- Sir Charles Lyell spent much of his childhood at Bartley Lodge
Notes
- ^ a b Cadnam, Old Hampshire Gazetteer
- ^ a b c d e Victoria County History of Hampshire: Eling
- ^ "Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 69". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ a b c Wendy Boase, (1976), The folklore of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, page 118. Batsford