Walhampton

Walhampton

Walhampton

Human settlement in England

Walhampton is a hamlet in the New Forest National Park of Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Boldre. It is approximately half a mile east of Lymington, on the east bank of the Lymington River. The Solent Way, a long-distance footpath, passes close to the hamlet.[1]

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The Grade II* Burrard Monument,[2] also known as the Walhampton Monument, is located in the hamlet. It was erected in 1840 to the memory of Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, 2nd Baronet, a former Royal Navy Admiral and M.P. for Lymington from 1790 to 1832. The base of the 75-foot (23 m) tapered obelisk is designed to look like an Egyptian doorway.[3]

Walhampton has an independent prep school, the Walhampton School, which was founded after World War II. The school is housed in Walhampton House, a Grade-II*-listed building.[4] A pub, the Walhampton Arms, is housed in the former dairy on the estate,[5] listed at Grade II.[6]

References

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    Google. "Walhampton" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
  2. [2]
    Historic England. "Burrard Neale Monument (Grade II*) (1351049)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. [3]
    Craufurd, Georgina (July 2014). "History of the Walhampton Monument". burrard-neale250.org.uk/. Sir Harry Burrard Neale 250th Anniversary Project.
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    Historic England. "Walhampton House Walhampton School (Grade II*) (1157615)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  5. [5]
    "About Us". Walhampton Arms. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  6. [6]
    Historic England. "Towles Country Restaurant formerly farm building range at Home Farm (Grade II) (1351026)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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