Dibden Purlieu
Village on the New Forest edge, twinned with Mauves-sur-Loire.
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Where it is
Coordinates: 50°51′07″N 1°24′54″W (50.8520, -1.4150) · Open in OpenStreetMap
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Dibden Purlieu is a village on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, England, merging with the nearby town of Hythe. It lies within the civil parish of Hythe and Dibden and has an approximate population of 4000. The village is twinned with Mauves-sur-Loire, France, and is linked to Southampton by regular Bluestar bus services.
History
Dibden Purlieu was originally part of the parish of Dibden, recorded in the Domesday Book as Deepdene. The term 'purlieu' is Norman-French for the outskirts of a forest, indicating land freed from forest laws.
Around 1300, perambulations established the New Forest boundaries, removing this area from the forest, though the king retained certain rights, causing resentment over foresters' activities. Until the 1950s it was a small settlement, but expansion of Fawley Refinery spurred housing demand, allowing Hythe and Dibden Purlieu to grow into a small town. The parish was renamed in 1983, and Dibden Purlieu now belongs to the parish of Hythe and Dibden.
Schools
The village has two large secondary schools: Noadswood School and Applemore College, with Totton College operating a small campus specializing in adult education. Primary education is provided at several schools. Wildground opened on Armitage Avenue, with the junior school in 1962 and infants' premises two years later, having previously used temporary accommodation on Lunedale Road and the Women's Institute Hall. Orchard Infant and Orchard Junior schools opened on Water Lane adjacent to Noadswood School in the late 1960s.
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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: Dibden Purlieu (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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