Stuckton

Stuckton
Stuckton
Shire county	Hampshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FORDINGBRIDGE
Postcode district	SP6 2
Dialling code	01425
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	New Forest West;
	List of places UK England Hampshire 50°55′09″N 1°46′22″W / 50.9193°N 1.7729°W

Stuckton is a hamlet in the New Forest National Park of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Fordingbridge, which lies approximately 1 mile (1.7 km) north-west from the village.

Stuckton is a hamlet in the

Avon valley and is situated around Ditchend Brook.^[1] The western side of the hamlet is outside the New Forest National Park.^[1] The hamlet contains several Victorian buildings,^[1] and also has a small chapel,^[2] sited behind the old post office.^[1] Stuckton is known locally for the hotel and restaurant called The Three Lions.^[3]

Stuckton was once home to the "Stuckton Iron Works" which came into existence around 1770 as an iron foundry and farm machinery works.[4] A Cornish engine provided power for the works, forge and pattern shop.^[4] It is said, but not verified, that the first portable steam traction engines were made here in the early 19th century.^[4]^[5] The Stuckton foundry closed down in 1908, but agricultural machinery side of the business continued as the Armfields Engineering Company.^[5]