The New Forest: its history and its scenery

by John Richard de Capel Wise

THE NEW FOREST:

ITS

History and its Scenery.

BY

JOHN R. WISE.

With 63 illustrations. Drawn by Walter Crane. Engraved by W. J. Linton.

And Two Maps.

LONDON:

SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 65, CORNHILL.

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M.DCCC.LXIII.

 CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER		PAGE
	Preface	vii
I.	Introductory	1
II.	Its Scenery	7
III.	Its Early History	20
IV.	Its Later History	39
V.	Calshot Castle and the Old South-Eastern Sea-Coast	49
VI.	Beaulieu Abbey	60
VII.	The South-Western Part.—Brockenhurst, Boldre, Sway, Hinchelsea, and Burley	74
VIII.	The Central Part.—Lyndhurst	85
IX.	Minestead and Rufus's Stone	91
X.	The Northern Part.—Stoney Cross, Bramble Hill, Fritham, Bentley, Eyeworth, Studley, and Sloden	109
XI.	The Valley of the Avon.—Fordingbridge, Charford, Breamore, Ibbesley, Ellingham, and Ringwood	116
XII.	The Valley of the Avon (continued).—Tyrrel's Ford, Sopley, and Winkton	125
XIII.	Christchurch	129

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XIV.	The Old South-Western Seaboard.—Somerford, Chewton Glen, Hurst Castle, and Lymington	145
XV.	The Gipsy and the West-Saxon	158
XVI.	The Folk-Lore and Provincialisms	172
XVII.	The Barrows	196
XVIII.	The Roman and Romano-British Potteries	214
XIX.	The Parish Registers and Churchwardens' Books	226
XX.	The Geology	234
XXI.	The Botany	250
XXII.	The Ornithology	258

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APPENDICES.

I.	Glossary of Provincialisms	279
II.	List of the Flowering Plants	289
III.	List of the Birds	307
IV.	List of the Lepidoptera	319
	Postscript	328
	Index	329

 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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The New Forest from Bramble Hill (Sunrise), Frontispiece.
Old Oak in Boldrewood, Title-page.
View in Bushey Bratley	1
The Entrance from Barrow's Moor to Mark Ash	6
The Stream in the Queen's Bower Wood	7
The Charcoal Burner's Path	19
The Cattle Ford	20
View in Gibb's Hill Wood	38
The Millaford Brook	39
The Woodcutter's Track	48
Calshot Castle	49
Norman Doorway at Fawley Church	59
Arches of the Chapter House	60
Pulpit of the Refectory	68
Old Barn or "Spicarium" of Beaulieu Abbey	70
Chapel at St. Leonard's Grange	70
Canopied Niche in St. Leonard's Chapel	73
View in Frame Wood	74
View in the Queen's Bower Wood	84
View in the Great Huntley Woods	85
The Woodman's Path	90
Oaks in Boldrewood	91
Rufus's Stone	96
View from Castle Malwood	108
View in Studley Wood	109
View in Puckpits Wood	112
Yews and Whitebeams in Sloden	115
The Avon from Castle Hill	116
The Avon at Ibbesley	124
Tyrrel's Ford	125
The Avon at Winkton	128
The Priory Church, Christchurch	129

The Norman House, Christchurch	133
The North Porch and Doorway of the Priory Church	144
Chewton Glen	145
Hurst Castle	157
View in Mark Ash Wood	158
The King's Gairn Brook	171
Anderwood Corner	172
Bushey Bratley (another view)	195
The Urns in Bratley Barrow	196
Keltic Urn, Neck of Roman Wine-Vessel, and Flint Knives	206
Barrows on Beaulieu Plain	213
Wine-Flask, Drinking-Cups, and Bowls	214
Necks of Oil-Flasks	218
Necks of Wine-Vessels and Oil-Flask	218
Patterns from Fragments	223
Patterns from Fragments	223
Oil-Flask, Drinking-Cups, Bowl, and Jar	225
Boldre Church	226
Norman Font in Brockenhurst Church	233
The Barton Cliffs	234
Fossils from the Shepherd's Gutter Beds	244
Fossils from the Brook Beds	249
Barrows Moor Wood	250
The King's Gairn Brook (another view)	257
The Heronry at Vinney Ridge	258
Nests of the Honey and Common Buzzard	266
View in Buckhill Wood	276
The Staple Cross	288
Gladiolus Illyricus	306
The Kildeer Plover	318
The Cicada	328

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Map of the Old South-Western Sea-Coast to face page	149
Plan of Sloden Hole	216
Section of Hordle Cliff	239
Section of Beckton Cliff	240
Map of the New Forest	276