Bartley
Encyclopedia
Bartley is a village situated in Hampshire
, England
, within the boundaries of the New Forest National Park.
of Copythorne
, surrounding villages are Copythorne
to the north, Cadnam
to the west, and Woodlands
to the southeast.
At the heart of Bartley is "The Tin Church" - an Anglican
church reading room built in 1900 from corrugated iron and painted green. It was used for church services until 1992. It was then bought by a Charitable Trust, renovated, and is now a Village Hall and centre for the community. Also central to the community is Fourways Stores and Bartley Post Office, owned and run by the same family for over thirty years. There is a pub called "The Haywain" (featuring the painting by Constable
on the pub sign). Bartley Junior School is just north of the village centre.
There are a number of entrances to the New Forest
in Bartley, with cattle grid
s to keep the horses and other grazing animals in the forest. Bartley has a stream running near it called Bartley Water
.
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, within the boundaries of the New Forest National Park.
Overview
Bartley is in the civil parishCivil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Copythorne
Copythorne
Copythorne is a village and civil parish situated in Hampshire, England, within the boundaries of the New Forest National Park.-Overview:Copythorne is in the north-eastern part of the New Forest, in Hampshire, England. The village is on the A31 Romsey Road, just south of the M27 motorway which...
, surrounding villages are Copythorne
Copythorne
Copythorne is a village and civil parish situated in Hampshire, England, within the boundaries of the New Forest National Park.-Overview:Copythorne is in the north-eastern part of the New Forest, in Hampshire, England. The village is on the A31 Romsey Road, just south of the M27 motorway which...
to the north, Cadnam
Cadnam
Cadnam is a village situated in Hampshire, England, within the boundaries of the New Forest National Park. The village has existed since the medieval period, when it was an important crossroads between Southampton and the towns of southeast Dorset.-Overview:Cadnam is part of the civil parish of...
to the west, and Woodlands
Woodlands, Hampshire
Woodlands is a village in the New Forest National Park of Hampshire, England. The village lies west from Southampton and north-east from Lyndhurst. The village is in the civil parish of Netley Marsh.-History:...
to the southeast.
At the heart of Bartley is "The Tin Church" - an Anglican
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
church reading room built in 1900 from corrugated iron and painted green. It was used for church services until 1992. It was then bought by a Charitable Trust, renovated, and is now a Village Hall and centre for the community. Also central to the community is Fourways Stores and Bartley Post Office, owned and run by the same family for over thirty years. There is a pub called "The Haywain" (featuring the painting by Constable
John Constable
John Constable was an English Romantic painter. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for his landscape paintings of Dedham Vale, the area surrounding his home—now known as "Constable Country"—which he invested with an intensity of affection...
on the pub sign). Bartley Junior School is just north of the village centre.
There are a number of entrances to the New Forest
New Forest
The New Forest is an area of southern England which includes the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in the heavily-populated south east of England. It covers south-west Hampshire and extends into south-east Wiltshire....
in Bartley, with cattle grid
Cattle grid
A cattle grid or cattle guard – also known as a vehicle pass, Texas gate, stock gap A cattle grid (or stock grid)(British English) or cattle guard (American English) – also known as a vehicle pass, Texas gate, stock gap A cattle grid (or stock grid)(British English) or cattle guard (American...
s to keep the horses and other grazing animals in the forest. Bartley has a stream running near it called Bartley Water
Bartley Water
Bartley Water is a stream and river going through the New Forest district of Hampshire, England.It runs from Bartley to Eling where it becomes tidal and flows out into Southampton Water which goes to the Solent....
.