Dibden Purlieu
Encyclopedia
Dibden Purlieu is a village
situated on the edge of the New Forest
in Hampshire
, UK
. The village merges with the nearby town of Hythe
.
The approximate population is around 4000 people. The regular Blue Star bus service provides Purlieu's quickest link with the city of Southampton
. Dibden Purlieu is twinned with Mauves-sur-Loire
, France
.
, referred to in the Domesday Book
of 1086 as Deepdene, "dene" being an Anglo-Saxon word for valley. Purlieu is a Norman-French word meaning "the outskirts of a forest" – a place free from forest laws. In this particular case Dibden Purlieu was land removed from the New Forest
in the 14th century when the forest boundaries were established by perambulations about 1300. In practice the king retained or claimed, certain rights in the area, and the activities of the royal foresters in enforcing forest law there were a matter of great resentment. Up to the 1950s Dibden Purlieu was a small settlement next to the village of Dibden, but the expansion of Fawley Refinery lead to a demand for more houses for workers, and Hythe and Dibden Purlieu were allowed to expand into a small town. In 1983 the parish was renamed, and Dibden Purlieu is now part of the parish of Hythe and Dibden.
A resident of Dibden Purlieu, Richard Eurich RA OBE, was the war artist
to the Admiralty
from 1941.
and Applemore Technology College
. Totton College
also has a small campus in the village.
The primary schools include Wildground, in Armitage Avenue (of which, the junior school opened in 1962, and the infant school two years later). Prior to that, the school had occupied temporary accommodation in Winfield Road, and had had to overspill into the Women's Institute Hall across the road.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
situated on the edge of 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 Hampshire
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...
, UK
United Kingdom
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. The village merges with the nearby town of Hythe
Hythe, Hampshire
Hythe is a village near Southampton, Hampshire, England. It is located by the shore of Southampton Water, and has a ferry service connecting it to Southampton...
.
The approximate population is around 4000 people. The regular Blue Star bus service provides Purlieu's quickest link with the city of Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
. Dibden Purlieu is twinned with Mauves-sur-Loire
Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.-History:...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
History
Dibden Purlieu was in the parish of DibdenDibden
Dibden is a small village in Hampshire, England. It dates back to the Middle Ages but is nowadays dominated by the nearby settlements of Hythe and Dibden Purlieu...
, referred to in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086 as Deepdene, "dene" being an Anglo-Saxon word for valley. Purlieu is a Norman-French word meaning "the outskirts of a forest" – a place free from forest laws. In this particular case Dibden Purlieu was land removed from 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 the 14th century when the forest boundaries were established by perambulations about 1300. In practice the king retained or claimed, certain rights in the area, and the activities of the royal foresters in enforcing forest law there were a matter of great resentment. Up to the 1950s Dibden Purlieu was a small settlement next to the village of Dibden, but the expansion of Fawley Refinery lead to a demand for more houses for workers, and Hythe and Dibden Purlieu were allowed to expand into a small town. In 1983 the parish was renamed, and Dibden Purlieu is now part of the parish of Hythe and Dibden.
A resident of Dibden Purlieu, Richard Eurich RA OBE, was the war artist
War artist
A war artist depicts some aspect of war through art; this might be a pictorial record or it might commemorate how "war shapes lives." War artists have explored a visual and sensory dimension of war which is often absent in written histories or other accounts of warfare.- Definition and context:A...
to the Admiralty
Admiralty
The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the Kingdom of England, and later in the United Kingdom, responsible for the command of the Royal Navy...
from 1941.
Schools
Dibden Purlieu has two large secondary schools; Noadswood SchoolNoadswood School
Noadswood School is a specialist Sports College in Dibden Purlieu, Hampshire, England. It provides state funded education for children from ages 11 to 16.-Background:Noadswood School serves Dibden Purlieu and Hythe on the Southampton Waterside...
and Applemore Technology College
Applemore Technology College
Applemore Technology College is a secondary school in Hampshire, UK, situated near the small village of Dibden Purlieu very near to the New Forest. It offers education to students between the ages of 11 and 16 and has had specialist subject status for the teaching of Technology...
. Totton College
Totton College
Totton College is a sixth form college located in Totton and Eling, Hampshire, England.The college offers courses to students from the local area. The courses include NVQs, A Levels, BTECs. The college also has a provision of adult education, including offering Access courses to mature students...
also has a small campus in the village.
The primary schools include Wildground, in Armitage Avenue (of which, the junior school opened in 1962, and the infant school two years later). Prior to that, the school had occupied temporary accommodation in Winfield Road, and had had to overspill into the Women's Institute Hall across the road.