East End is a hamlet in the civil parish of East Boldre in the New Forest National Park of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Lymington, which lies approximately 4.2 miles (6.7 km) south-west from the hamlet.
| East End | |
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 East End | |
  East End Location within Hampshire | |
| OS grid reference | SZ366974 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LYMINGTON |
| Postcode district | SO41 |
| Dialling code | 01590 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
History
editAlthough traditionally within the parish of Boldre, the name of the hamlet apparently derives from the fact that "East End Bridge" was also the easternmost point of the parliamentary borough of Lymington.[1] The bridge in question is built over Crockford Stream which flows into Sowley Pond just to the southeast of East End. An Independent Chapel was built at East End in 1808, later to become Congregational and, subsequently, a United Reformed Church. The small brick building with its tiled roof survives as a commercial establishment.[2] The hamlet of East End was included in the civil parish of East Boldre when the parish was created in 1929.[3]
There is one inn called the "East End Arms". It was bought in the mid-1990s by John Illsley, former bass guitarist of the rock band, Dire Straits.[4][5]
Notes
edit- ^ John Gorton, (1833), A topographical dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland, page 30
- ^ East Boldre: A New Forest Squatters Settlement 1700 - 1900
- ^ East Boldre Archived 2011-09-18 at the Wayback Machine, www3.hants.gov.uk
- ^ East End Arms - New Forest Pub
- ^ The East End Arms, Hampshire: Hotel Guru, The Daily Telegraph, 10 September 2011
External links
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