Blissford

Blissford
Blissford
	Blissford
	Blissford Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU174135
Civil parish	Hyde;
District	New Forest;
Shire county	Hampshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FORDINGBRIDGE
Postcode district	SP6
Dialling code	01425
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	New Forest West;
	List of places UK England Hampshire 50°55′16″N 1°45′11″W / 50.9210°N 1.7531°W

Blissford is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hyde situated in the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Fordingbridge, which lies approximately 2 miles (2.5 km) west from the village. The hamlet lies just to the north of the small village of Frogham. Blissford is situated on low ground around Blissford Cross and towards Ditchend Brook where the ford can be found.^[1] References to Blissford appear in records in the early 16th century.^[2] The houses in the hamlet are surrounded by patches of woodland and pasture, and there is also a small settlement of mobile homes sited on higher ground.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Hyde Parish Village Design Statement Archived 2012-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, page 8
^ Hyde Parish Village Design Statement Archived 2012-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, page 2

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[hydepcdesign8-1] Hyde Parish Village Design Statement Archived 2012-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, page 8

[hydepcdesign2-2] Hyde Parish Village Design Statement Archived 2012-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, page 2

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