Hightown, Hampshire Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:50.8434°N -1.7654°W
Official Name:Hightown
Static Image Name:The Elm Tree pub, Hightown Road, Ringwood - geograph.org.uk - 568554.jpg
Static Image Caption:The Elm Tree inn at Hightown
Population:2,063
Population Ref:(2011 Census)[1]
Civil Parish:Ringwood
Shire County:Hampshire
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:New Forest West
Post Town:RINGWOOD
Postcode District:BH24
Postcode Area:BH
Dial Code:01425
Os Grid Reference:SU166049

Hightown is a village in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Ringwood, which lies approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north-west from the village.

Hightown is located to the southeast of Ringwood where the land rises to .[2] It straddles the border of the New Forest National Park. The village has one inn called The Elm Tree.[3] The inn is the monthly meeting place of the Wessex Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club.[4]

To the east of the village is Hightown Common. This parcel of land consisting of was acquired by the Open Spaces Society in 1929, in memory of George Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley who founded the society.[5] It was passed to the National Trust, together with a memorial seat, designed by architect Elisabeth Scott.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 20 December 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics. 23 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161223152501/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124587&c=Hightown&d=16&e=62&g=6351785&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1482228898854&enc=1. dead.
  2. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56894 Victoria County History of Hampshire: Ringwood
  3. http://elmtreeringwood.co.uk/ The Elm Tree Inn, Ringwood
  4. Web site: Wessex HGPG Club - Becoming a Member . 15 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110830015904/http://www.wessexhgpg.org.uk/Info/newmem.asp . 30 August 2011 . dead .
  5. http://www.oss.org.uk/our-founder-honoured-on-hightown-common/ Our founder honoured on Hightown Common