| Bronze Age |
Despite
the soil of the area being poor, the existence of many ancient burrows
would indicate that there was some inhabitation of the area back in the
Bronze Age |
|
1079
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William the Conqueror created the New Forest as his Royal Hunting
Reserve.
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| 1759 |
On a large scale map known as Isaac
Taylor's one inch map of Hampshire the area on which the main part
of the village now stands was referred to as 'Bransgoer Common'. The
area where St Mary's Church and the School now stands had no noted
habitation but was referred to as 'Sculls'. At this time there was
generally very little habitation noted area which the village now
stands, where as North, Middle and South Bockington (Now Bock Hampton)
were notable hamlets similar in size to Neacroft which was also
spotted. Where Waterhouse farm stands today, there was a building
at this time, called "Water house" |
| 1810 |
The first known Ordnance
Survey mapping of Hampshire revealed considerably more detail than
the earlier map in 1759. |
| 1817 |
Village referred to as 'Bransgrove' |
|
1820
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Pine trees were introduced into new forestry enclosures. This
together with the reduction in commoner's rights caused endless
skirmishes.
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1822
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Bransgore's church of St. Mary the Virgin was erected as a 'chapel of
ease' at the expense (£2800) of parliamentary commissioners. It is built
from local brick. The perpendicular font is said to have come from
Christchurch
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1840
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Cannon of Winchester Cathedral (Samuel Wilberforce) referred to the then
'Bransgrove' as a
"neglected common with a group of mud cottages" . . ."the refuge,
for the most part, of those who have been chased from more civilised
places"
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1850
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In the advent of iron ships, there was less call for the traditional
oak being lumbered in the New Forest.
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1851
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Queen Victoria had all the deer of the new forest destroyed by act of
parliament to reduce the damage being caused to the forest and farmland.
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1862
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Although railways had been introduced from 1847 it was not until 1862
that there were regular horse coach links between Bransgore and the
nearby stations in Hurn and Christchurch.
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1868
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The New Forest Association was formed. This started to protect the
rights of the commoners and landowners.
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1869
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Bransgore, along with Shirley, Sopley, Avon Hills and Avon were
'enclosed' by an order of 24th February
|
| 1872 |
Map of the
village drawn Note the original position of the school across
the road from the current location. No Bransgore House and generally far
fewer dwellings than there are today. |
|
1875
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The ecclesiastical parish of Bransgore was formed from those of
Christchurch and Sopley
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1877
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Commoners were more content when the system of enclosures ceased.
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1895.
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What is now Bransgore Primary School was opened as a
"National" school accommodating 174 pupils.
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1898
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The appearance of motor cars and coaches in the area was a great
revolution. Lord Montague of nearby Beaulieu was however criticized for
driving at 40 miles per hour in the forest. A limit we are still adhere to today.
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Edwardian 1901-1910
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Bransgore House was erected. It had 36 rooms and had 57 acres of
land. There were three thatched cottages, a coach house and stabling
with accommodation above.
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1944
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After being the base from which extensive missions over enemy
occupied Normandy were flown during the Second World War, The glory days
of Air Station 414 at Winkton were over when the American 404th
Fighter Group departed for site '5' on
the continent in early July.
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2000
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Bransgore got its very own Web Site :
www.bransgore.org.uk
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