Martin, Hampshire
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| Population | 398 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SU068196 |
| Civil parish | Martin |
| District | New Forest |
| Shire county | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FORDINGBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | SP6 |
| Dialling code | 01725 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | New Forest West |
Coordinates: 50°58′33″N 1°54′15″W / 50.9759°N 1.9041°W
Martin is a village and civil parish in the New Forest district in Hampshire. The nearest town Fordingbridge is 7 miles (11 km) to the southeast, and the cathedral city of Salisbury is 12 miles (19 km) to the northeast.[2]
Overview
Martin is situated on the Allen River (a tributary of the Avon) in Hampshire. The village street runs north-west to south-east through the parish.[3] The hamlets of East Martin and Tidpit are close by.[2] Martin is the most westerly parish in Hampshire, although it was part of Wiltshire until 1895.[4] The main Dorchester - Salisbury road passes about half a mile to the west of the village (A354).
The church at Martin dates from Norman times although much of its fabric is fourteenth century.[4] The village green still has the village pump, consisting of an iron frame with a cranked spindle through it.[5] The base of the 15th century village cross can also be seen here.[6]
The chalk grasslands of Martin Down are a national nature reserve.[7]
In 1983 Martin was used as one of the two real life locations for the Doctor Who story The Awakening.[8] The other village used was Shapwick in Dorset.
History
Martin is surrounded by prehistoric sites, including Bokerley Dyke,[9] and the very long Grim's Ditch which extends into Dorset and Wiltshire.[9] Knap Barrow is 95 metres long and is the longest barrow in Hampshire.[7]
The name Martin probably derives from Old English "Maeretun" meaning "boundary farm", or "Meretun" meaning "pond farm".[10] Martin is first documented around 945 when land at Martin formed part of a grant by King Edmund to Æthelflæd.[3] At the time of the Domesday Book of 1086 it was included in the manor of Damerham, and subsequently descended with that manor.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3]
There was a manor of West Martin which may have originated as a grant of land from Damerham manor granted by Henry de Sully Abbot of Glastonbury in the 12th century.[3] It was annexed before 1400 by Robert Petevyn, and afterwards belonged to the estate of Little Damerham.[3] The nearby manor of Tidpit was also held of Glastonbury Abbey in the 13th century, and subsequently became merged with that of Damerham.[3]
Notes
- ↑ "2001 Census Neighbourhood Statistics - Civil Parishes in the New Forest". www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- 1 2 About Martin, Martin Parish Council
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Victoria County History of Hampshire: Martin
- 1 2 Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 219
- ↑ Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 227
- ↑ Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 225
- 1 2 Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 221
- ↑ The Awakening, www.doctorwholocations.net
- 1 2 Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 224
- ↑ Martin, Old Hampshire Gazetteer
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