Brook, New Forest
Hamlet in Hampshire with two inns and the Rufus Stone.
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Where it is
Coordinates: 50°55′30″N 1°36′40″W (50.9250, -1.6110) · Open in OpenStreetMap
Coordinates and connected clubs: the infobox of Wikipedia: Brook, New Forest (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map: drawn by Codexery from OpenStreetMap tiles.
Brook is a small settlement within the civil parish of Bramshaw, Hampshire, situated just inside the New Forest. The hamlet features a collection of cottages built during the 18th and 19th centuries, and it hosts two historic inns facing each other across the road: The Green Dragon and The Bell Inn, both originally constructed in the 18th century but later altered in the 19th and 20th centuries. Brook also houses the club-house of Bramshaw Golf Club, which claims to be the oldest golf club in Hampshire.
Background
Just south of Brook, in the area known as Lower Canterton, stands the Rufus Stone. According to local tradition, this stone marks the spot where King William Rufus of England was killed by an arrow while hunting in the year 1100. The arrow was shot by a French nobleman named Walter Tyrell, but whether the death was accidental or deliberate has never been determined.
The hamlet is also home to Bramshaw Cricket Club, which was founded in 1887. The club plays its matches at Roundhill, located within the New Forest National Park, and fields several adult and junior teams. Over the years, the club has been shaped by long-serving local players such as Ken Webb, Boyd Hilton, and Bailey Loveless, who are remembered as significant figures in the club's history.
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Brook, New Forest (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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