Bursledon
Sign in to saveBursledon is a village on the River Hamble in Hampshire, England. It is located within the borough of Eastleigh. Close to the city of Southampton, Bursledon has a railway station, a marina, dockyards and the Bursledon Windmill. Nearby villages include Swanwick, Hamble-le-Rice, Netley and Sarisbury Green.
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Bursledon
- UK place.static_image_name
- Burlesdon2-windmill.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Bursledon Windmill
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU488095
- UK place.post_town
- SOUTHAMPTON
- UK place.postcode_area
- SO
- UK place.postcode_district
- SO31
- UK place.dial_code
- 023
- UK place.population
- 6,188
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.constituency_westminster
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Eastleigh
- Population
- +6188
- Official website
- www.bursledon.org
- Image
- Burlesdon2-windmill.jpg
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Bursledon is a village on the River Hamble in Hampshire, England. It is located within the borough of Eastleigh. Close to the city of Southampton, Bursledon has a railway station, a marina, dockyards and the Bursledon Windmill. Nearby villages include Swanwick, Hamble-le-Rice, Netley and Sarisbury Green.
The village has close ties to the sea. The Elephant Boatyard located in Old Bursledon dates back centuries and is where Henry VIII's fleet was built as well as HMS Elephant (1786), from which the boatyard takes its name. Submerged remnants of the fleet can be found in the River Hamble. The village, particularly the Jolly Sailor pub and the Elephant Boatyard, were used as the primary filming venue for the 1980s BBC TV soap opera ''Howards' Way.