Martin, Hampshire
Martin | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | FORDINGBRIDGE | |
Postcode district | SP6 | |
Dialling code | 01725 | |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
UK Parliament | ||
Website | Parish Council | |
Martin is a village and civil parish in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. The nearest town, Fordingbridge, is 7 miles (11 km) to the south-east, and the cathedral city of Salisbury is 12 miles (19 km) to the north-east.[3]
Overview
Martin straddles the Allen River (a tributary of the
The church of All Saints at Martin dates from
The village green has an old village pump over a well, an iron frame impaled by a cranked spindle.[8] The base of the 15th-century village cross can also be seen here.[9]
The chalk grasslands of
In 1983 the village was used as one of the scenes for the Doctor Who episode The Awakening;[11] the other being Shapwick, Dorset.
History
Martin is surrounded by prehistoric sites, including Bokerley Dyke,[12] and the very long Grim's Ditch which extends into Dorset and Wiltshire.[12] Knap Barrow is 95 metres long and is the longest barrow in Hampshire.[10]
The name Martin probably derives from Old English "Maeretun" meaning "boundary farm", or "Meretun" meaning "pond farm".[13] Martin is first documented around 945 when land at Martin formed part of a grant by King Edmund to Æthelflæd.[4] At the time of the Domesday Book of 1086 it was included in the manor of Damerham, and subsequently descended with that manor.[4] In 1266 Henry III granted to Glastonbury Abbey a weekly Wednesday market in their manor of Martin, and a fair on the eve, day and morrow of the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, and in 1332, Edward III granted a market on Fridays.[4] In 1483 part of the Abbot of Glastonbury's manor of East Martin was granted to the King for the enlargement of his park of Blagdon, Dorset.[4]
There was a manor of West Martin which may have originated as a grant of land from Damerham manor granted by
Notes
- ^ "2001 Census Neighbourhood Statistics - Civil Parishes in the New Forest". www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ a b About Martin, Martin Parish Council
- ^ a b c d e f g h Victoria County History of Hampshire: Martin
- ^ a b "Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 219". Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ISBN 0 14 0710 32 9
- ISBN 9780300225037.
- ^ "Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 227". Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 225". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 221". Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ The Awakening, www.doctorwholocations.net
- ^ a b Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 224 Archived 2009-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Martin, Old Hampshire Gazetteer
External links
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