Hightown, Hampshire
Encyclopedia
Hightown is a village in the New Forest district
of Hampshire
, England
. Its nearest town is Ringwood
, which lies approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north-west from the village.
Hightown is located to the southeast of Ringwood where the land rises to 60 metres (196.9 ft). It straddles the border of the New Forest
National Park. The village has one inn
called The Elm Tree. The inn is the monthly meeting place of the Wessex Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club.
New Forest (district)
New Forest is a local government district in Hampshire, England. It is named after the New Forest.It was created on 1 April 1974, and was a merger of the borough of Lymington, New Forest Rural District and part of Ringwood and Fordingbridge Rural District....
of 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...
, 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...
. Its nearest town is Ringwood
Ringwood
Ringwood is a historic market town and civil parish in Hampshire, England, located on the River Avon, close to the New Forest and north of Bournemouth. It has a history dating back to Anglo-Saxon times, and has held a weekly market since the Middle Ages....
, which lies approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north-west from the village.
Hightown is located to the southeast of Ringwood where the land rises to 60 metres (196.9 ft). It straddles the border 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....
National Park. The village has one inn
INN
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called The Elm Tree. The inn is the monthly meeting place of the Wessex Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club.