Harbridge
{{Short description|Village and parish in Hampshire, England}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
|static_image_name=Harbridge - geograph.org.uk - 256.jpg
|static_image_caption=Harbridge Church
|country = England
|coordinates = {{coord|50|53|27|N|1|47|44|W|display=inline,title}}
|official_name= Harbridge
|civil_parish = Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley
|shire_district= New Forest
|shire_county= Hampshire
|region= South East England
|constituency_westminster= New Forest West
|post_town= RINGWOOD
|postcode_district = BH24
|postcode_area= BH
|dial_code= 01425
|os_grid_reference= SU144101
}}
{{About|the village|the surname|Harbridge (surname)}}
Harbridge is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley, in the New Forest district, in the county of Hampshire, England. It is located some four kilometres north of Ringwood and a similar distance south of Fordingbridge, in southwest Hampshire. In 1931 the parish had a population of 276.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10160893/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Harbridge AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=18 May 2023}}
Overview
The village of Harbridge is at the edge of the low meadow land to the west of the River Avon.[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56893 Harbridge - Victoria County History of Hampshire] To the south lies Somerley, home of the Earls of Normanton.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol05/page103.html |title=Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 103 |access-date=3 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609155611/http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol05/page103.html |archive-date=9 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}
History
The name Harbridge probably means "Hearda's bridge".[http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/hantsgaz/hantsgaz/s0002901.htm Harbridge, Old Hampshire Gazetteer] In the Domesday Book of 1086, Bernard the Chamberlain held Harbridge from the King. Before 1066 it had been held by Ulveva. Harbridge is a referred to as a manor by the early 15th century. In the early 19th century the manor passed to the Earl of Normanton, and like nearby Ibsley and Ellingham became part of his estate of Somerley. On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Ibsley to form "Harbridge and Ibsley".{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10160893|title=Relationships and changes Harbridge AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=18 May 2023}}
The church of All Saints consisting of chancel, nave, and west tower, was rebuilt in 1838. The tower retains its 15th-century masonry, but it was raised in the 19th century reconstruction.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol05/page112.html |title=Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 112 |access-date=3 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609155622/http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol05/page112.html |archive-date=9 June 2012 |url-status=dead }} Coade stone was used for various decorative elements during its reconstruction.{{cite book |last1=O’Brien |first1=Charles|last2=Bailey |first2=Bruce|last3=Pevsner |first3=Nikolaus |last4=Lloyd |first4=David W. |date=2018 |title=The Buildings of England Hampshire: South |publisher=Yale University Press |page=324|isbn=9780300225037}}
Notes
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081120115644/http://www.ellinghamgroupparishcouncil.gov.uk/ Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley Parish Council]
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Category:Villages in Hampshire