New Forest
national park in southern England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The New Forest is an area of southern England. It includes one of the largest remaining pieces of open pasture land, heathland and forest in the heavily-populated south East of England.[1] It covers south-west Hampshire and extends into south-eastern Wiltshire and towards easter, Dorset.
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New Forest National Park | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
Location | Hampshire, England |
Nearest city | Southampton |
Coordinates | 50°51′47″N 01°37′05″W |
Area | New Forest National Park: 566 km2 (219 sq mi) New Forest: 380 km2 (150 sq mi) |
Established | 1079 |
Visitors | 14.75 million (est) (in 2009) |
Governing body | New Forest National Park Authority |
Designated | 22 September 1993 |
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The name also refers to the New Forest National Park, which has similar boundaries. The New Forest District is a subdivision of Hampshire that covers most of the forest. There are many villages dotted around the area, and several small towns in the forest and around its edges.