Fordingbridge
Sign in to saveFordingbridge is a town and broader civil parish with a population of 6,200 on the River Avon in the New Forest District of Hampshire, England. It is located near the Dorset and Wiltshire borders and on the edge of the New Forest.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Fordingbridge
- UK place.static_image_name
- Church of St Mary the Virgin, Fordingbridge - geograph.org.uk - 1116433.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Church of St Mary the Virgin, Fordingbridge
- UK place.population
- 6,200
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Fordingbridge
- UK place.shire_district
- New Forest
- UK place.shire_county
- Hampshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- New Forest West
- UK place.post_town
- FORDINGBRIDGE
- UK place.postcode_district
- SP6
- UK place.postcode_area
- SP
- UK place.dial_code
- 01425
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU148142
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Geography
- History
- The Great Bridge
- Notable residents
- References
- External links
Fordingbridge is a town and broader civil parish with a population of 6,200 on the River Avon in the New Forest District of Hampshire, England. It is located near the Dorset and Wiltshire borders and on the edge of the New Forest.
It is southwest of London, and south of the city of Salisbury. Fordingbridge is a former market town famed for its seven-arch late medieval bridge, which crosses the River Avon at the centre of the town. The Avon Valley Path passes through the town.