Place:Burley, Hampshire, England

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NameBurley
Alt namesBurley Lawnsource: hamlet in parish
Burley Streetsource: hamlet in parish
Burley Beaconsource: hamlet in parish
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates50.826°N 1.703°W
Located inHampshire, England
See alsoNew Forest Hundred, Hampshire, Englandancient county division in which it was located
New Forest District, Hampshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
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Burley is a village and civil parish in the New Forest District of Hampshire. Burley is located towards the western edge of the New Forest, 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of the parish of Ringwood. There are three hamlets: Burley Beacon, Burley Street and Burley Lawn.

History

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Burley.

Research Tips

  • Victoria County History of Hampshire, volume 4, chapter on Ringwood includes some notes on Burley.
  • GENUKI has a list of archive holders in Hampshire including the Hampshire Record Office, various museums in Portsmouth and Southhampton, the Isle of Wight Record Office and Archives.
  • The Hampshire Online Parish Clerk project has a large collection of transcriptions from Parish Registers across Hampshire.
  • A listing of all the Registration Districts in England and Wales since their introduction in 1837 together with tables listing the parishes that were part of each district and the time period covered, along with detailed notes on changes of parish name, mergers, etc. Do respect the copyright on this material.
  • The three-storey City Museum in Winchester covers the Iron Age and Roman periods, the Middle Ages, and the Victorian period.
  • Volumes in The Victoria County History Series are available for Hampshire through British History Online. There are three volumes and the county is covered by parishes within the old divisions of "hundreds".
A collection of maps on the A Vision of Britain through Time website illustrating the English county of Hampshire over the period 1832-1932 (the last two are expandible):
  • A group of maps of the post-1974 municipal districts or boroughs of Hampshire on Wikipedia Commons
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