New Milton
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 45 ′ N , 1 ° 39 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 25,717 | ||
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| Post town | New Milton | ||
| ZIP code section | BH25 0 | ||
| prefix | 01425 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | South East England | ||
| Shire county | Hampshire | ||
| District | New Forest | ||
| Website: New Milton | |||
New Milton is a market town (market town or minor town) and a larger civil parish with about 25,700 inhabitants in the New Forest district in the county of Hampshire in the south of England on the English Channel . The hamlets of Ashley , Bashley , Barton-on-Sea and Wootton belong to the place .
location
New Milton is located about 170 kilometers (driving distance) southwest of London on the southwestern edge of the former royal hunting ground and today's New Forest National Park . It is located about twelve kilometers east of Bournemouth . The A337 road runs through the community via Lymington to Southampton. A stop on the South Western Main Line from London to Weymouth is in the city center.
history
In the Domesday Book of 1085/1086 the place is mentioned as Mildeltune . Earthworks from the time from the 9th century show a settlement with numerous craftsmen.
Attractions
- Magdalenenkirche
- Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum
Magdalenenkirche
Personalities
- Robert van 't Hoff (1887–1979), architect (De Stijl)
- Samuel Hamilton Miller (* 1933), motorcycle racer, museum operator
- Jamie Redknapp (* 1973), soccer player (midfielder)
Town twinning
There is a partnership with the French community of Canteleu in the Seine-Maritime department (Normandy).
Trivia
- A weekly market takes place every Wednesday.
- The partial earth age Bartonium was named after the town of Barton-on-Sea (41.3 to 38 million years ago).
