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[[File:Boultbee Cottage at Emery Down - geograph.org.uk - 34670.jpg|thumb|right|Boultbee Cottages, former almshouses]] |
[[File:Boultbee Cottage at Emery Down - geograph.org.uk - 34670.jpg|thumb|right|Boultbee Cottages, former almshouses]] |
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'''Emery Down''' is a small village in the [[New Forest]] National Park in [[Hampshire]], England. Its nearest town is [[Lyndhurst, Hampshire|Lyndhurst]], which lies approximately 1.4 |
'''Emery Down''' is a small village in the [[New Forest]] National Park in [[Hampshire]], England. Its nearest town is [[Lyndhurst, Hampshire|Lyndhurst]], which lies approximately {{convert|1.4|mi}} south-east from the village. |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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Emery Down is a small village clustered around a hilltop overlooking Swan Green and [[Lyndhurst, Hampshire|Lyndhurst]].<ref> |
Emery Down is a small village clustered around a hilltop overlooking Swan Green and [[Lyndhurst, Hampshire|Lyndhurst]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emerydownphonebox.co.uk/emeryDown.html |title=About Emery Down and Silver Street |access-date=3 November 2011 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113704/http://www.emerydownphonebox.co.uk/emeryDown.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The village has one [[inn]] called The New Forest Inn.<ref>[http://thenewforestinn.co.uk/ The New Forest Inn]</ref> The [[red telephone box]] in the village no longer has a phone, but is used as an Information Centre for local and [[New Forest]] information, history, advice, as well as a book exchange and as a place to purchase fruit and vegetables. The telephone box has its own website.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emerydownphonebox.co.uk/ |title=Emery Down Telephone Kiosk |access-date=3 November 2011 |archive-date=12 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012201158/http://www.emerydownphonebox.co.uk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Emery Down is recorded as Emerichdon in 1376, and Emeryesdowne in 1490.<ref name="ohg">[http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/hantsgaz/hantsgaz/s0002185.htm Old Hampshire Gazetteer - Emery Down]</ref> The "Emmory" family is recorded here in 1389.<ref name="ohg"/> The surname is of French origin.<ref name="ohg"/> |
Emery Down is recorded as Emerichdon in 1376, and Emeryesdowne in 1490.<ref name="ohg">[http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/hantsgaz/hantsgaz/s0002185.htm Old Hampshire Gazetteer - Emery Down]</ref> The "Emmory" family is recorded here in 1389.<ref name="ohg"/> The surname is of French origin.<ref name="ohg"/> |
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The homes of charcoal burners and agricultural labourers were in Silver Street in Emery Down.<ref name="nfeg2">[http://newforestexplorersguide.co.uk/sitefolders/villages/lyndhurst/emerydownmaps/emerydownmapspage.html Emery Down – a view from old maps], New Forest Explorers Guide</ref> Here was born, in 1840, the New Forest "snake catcher" [[Brusher Mills]], who lived here until at least 1861.<ref>[http://www3.hants.gov.uk/biographies/brusher-mills.htm Harry ‘Brusher’ Mills 1840 – 1905: New Forest snake catcher], Hampshire Biographies</ref> |
The homes of charcoal burners and agricultural labourers were in Silver Street in Emery Down.<ref name="nfeg2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110301084421/http://www.newforestexplorersguide.co.uk/sitefolders/villages/lyndhurst/emerydownmaps/emerydownmapspage.html Emery Down – a view from old maps], New Forest Explorers Guide</ref> Here was born, in 1840, the New Forest "snake catcher" [[Brusher Mills]], who lived here until at least 1861.<ref>[http://www3.hants.gov.uk/biographies/brusher-mills.htm Harry ‘Brusher’ Mills 1840 – 1905: New Forest snake catcher] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008124347/http://www3.hants.gov.uk/biographies/brusher-mills.htm |date=2011-10-08 }}, Hampshire Biographies</ref> |
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A major benefactor of Emery Down was |
A major benefactor of Emery Down was Admiral [[Frederick Moore Boultbee]], who lived here between 1856 and his death in 1876.<ref name="nfeg">[http://newforestexplorersguide.co.uk/sitefolders/villages/lyndhurst/emerydownoverview/emerydownpage.html Emery Down], New Forest Explorers Guide</ref> Boultbee paid for the village church, [[Christ Church, Emery Down|Christ Church]], which was designed by [[William Butterfield]], and built in 1864.<ref name="nfeg"/> Boultbee lived with his niece Charlotte in a thatched cottage known as The Cottage, which before the 19th century had been an inn, The Running Horse.<ref name="nfeg"/> After Charlotte's death in 1896, The Cottage became the vicarage, and is now a private home.<ref name="nfeg"/> |
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Boultbee was also the benefactor for the village school, opened in 1865 and extended in 1885.<ref name="nfeg"/> The school operated until 1950.<ref name="nfeg"/> Boultbee also paid for the five [[alms house]]s, known as Boultbee Cottages,<ref name="hamptreas213"> |
Boultbee was also the benefactor for the village school, opened in 1865 and extended in 1885.<ref name="nfeg"/> The school operated until 1950.<ref name="nfeg"/> Boultbee also paid for the five [[alms house]]s, known as Boultbee Cottages,<ref name="hamptreas213">{{Cite web |url=http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol05/page213.html |title=Hampshire Treasures, Volume 5 (New Forest), Lyndhurst, page 213 |access-date=2011-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025006/http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol05/page213.html |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> opposite the school.<ref name="nfeg"/> Designed by William Butterfield, they were built in 1871 and occupied by elderly people of the parish.<ref name="hamptreas213"/> |
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The New Forest Inn, formerly the New Inn, dates back to at least the first half of the 19th century.<ref name="nfeg"/> The captain of the [[RMS Titanic|Titanic]], [[Edward Smith (sea captain)|Edward Smith]], spent his final night on British shores at the pub before he set sail on the |
The New Forest Inn, formerly the New Inn, dates back to at least the first half of the 19th century.<ref name="nfeg"/> The captain of the [[RMS Titanic|Titanic]], [[Edward Smith (sea captain)|Edward Smith]], spent his final night on British shores at the pub before he set sail on the ship the next day.<ref name="dailyecho">[http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/leisure/pubs/pubreviews/3759560.The_New_Forest_Inn__Emery_down/ The New Forest Inn, Emery down], Daily Echo</ref> |
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[[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] stayed in Emery Down for a year from Easter 1889, while researching his novel ''[[The White Company]]'' and was frequently seen walking around the village.<ref name="dailyecho"/> |
[[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] stayed in Emery Down for a year from Easter 1889, while researching his novel ''[[The White Company]]'' and was frequently seen walking around the village.<ref name="dailyecho"/> |
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Northerwood House is a Grade II listed Regency mansion, attributed to [[John Nash (architect)|John Nash]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Northerwood House |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1167171 |website=Historic England}}</ref> The house was turned into flats in the 1970s.<ref name=Bailey257 /> |
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Emery Down’s village hall was constructed in the 1920s by Burnett & Sons.<ref name=Bailey257>{{cite book |last1=O’Brien |first1=Charles|last2=Bailey |first2=Bruce|last3=Pevsner |first3=Nikolaus |last4=Lloyd |first4=David W. |date=2018 |title=The Buildings of England Hampshire: South |publisher=Yale University Press |pages=257–258|isbn=9780300225037}}</ref> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{Commons category|Emery Down}} |
{{Commons category|Emery Down}} |
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*[http://www.emerydownphonebox.co.uk/ Emery Down Telephone Kiosk] |
*[http://www.emerydownphonebox.co.uk/ Emery Down Telephone Kiosk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012201158/http://www.emerydownphonebox.co.uk/ |date=12 October 2018 }} |
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*[http://newforestexplorersguide.co.uk/sitefolders/villages/lyndhurst/emerydownoverview/emerydownpage.html Emery Down], New Forest Explorers Guide |
*[http://newforestexplorersguide.co.uk/sitefolders/villages/lyndhurst/emerydownoverview/emerydownpage.html Emery Down], New Forest Explorers Guide |
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{{New Forest towns}} |
{{New Forest towns}} |
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[[Category:Villages in Hampshire]] |
[[Category:Villages in Hampshire]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:58, 4 November 2023
| Emery Down | |
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  Emery Down Location within Hampshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU284087 |
| Civil parish | |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LYNDHURST |
| Postcode district | SO43 |
| Dialling code | 023 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Emery Down is a small village in the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Lyndhurst, which lies approximately 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south-east from the village.
Overview
[edit]Emery Down is a small village clustered around a hilltop overlooking Swan Green and Lyndhurst.[1] The village has one inn called The New Forest Inn.[2] The red telephone box in the village no longer has a phone, but is used as an Information Centre for local and New Forest information, history, advice, as well as a book exchange and as a place to purchase fruit and vegetables. The telephone box has its own website.[3]
History
[edit]Emery Down is recorded as Emerichdon in 1376, and Emeryesdowne in 1490.[4] The "Emmory" family is recorded here in 1389.[4] The surname is of French origin.[4]
The homes of charcoal burners and agricultural labourers were in Silver Street in Emery Down.[5] Here was born, in 1840, the New Forest "snake catcher" Brusher Mills, who lived here until at least 1861.[6]
A major benefactor of Emery Down was Admiral Frederick Moore Boultbee, who lived here between 1856 and his death in 1876.[7] Boultbee paid for the village church, Christ Church, which was designed by William Butterfield, and built in 1864.[7] Boultbee lived with his niece Charlotte in a thatched cottage known as The Cottage, which before the 19th century had been an inn, The Running Horse.[7] After Charlotte's death in 1896, The Cottage became the vicarage, and is now a private home.[7]
Boultbee was also the benefactor for the village school, opened in 1865 and extended in 1885.[7] The school operated until 1950.[7] Boultbee also paid for the five alms houses, known as Boultbee Cottages,[8] opposite the school.[7] Designed by William Butterfield, they were built in 1871 and occupied by elderly people of the parish.[8]
The New Forest Inn, formerly the New Inn, dates back to at least the first half of the 19th century.[7] The captain of the Titanic, Edward Smith, spent his final night on British shores at the pub before he set sail on the ship the next day.[9]
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stayed in Emery Down for a year from Easter 1889, while researching his novel The White Company and was frequently seen walking around the village.[9]
Northerwood House is a Grade II listed Regency mansion, attributed to John Nash.[10] The house was turned into flats in the 1970s.[11]
Emery Down’s village hall was constructed in the 1920s by Burnett & Sons.[11]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "About Emery Down and Silver Street". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ The New Forest Inn
- ^ "Emery Down Telephone Kiosk". Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ a b c Old Hampshire Gazetteer - Emery Down
- ^ Emery Down – a view from old maps, New Forest Explorers Guide
- ^ Harry ‘Brusher’ Mills 1840 – 1905: New Forest snake catcher Archived 2011-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, Hampshire Biographies
- ^ a b c d e f g h Emery Down, New Forest Explorers Guide
- ^ a b "Hampshire Treasures, Volume 5 (New Forest), Lyndhurst, page 213". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ a b The New Forest Inn, Emery down, Daily Echo
- ^ "Northerwood House". Historic England.
- ^ a b O’Brien, Charles; Bailey, Bruce; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David W. (2018). The Buildings of England Hampshire: South. Yale University Press. pp. 257–258. ISBN 9780300225037.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Emery Down.
- Emery Down Telephone Kiosk Archived 12 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Emery Down, New Forest Explorers Guide
