| Fordingbridge | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Mary the Virgin, Fordingbridge | |
  Fordingbridge Location within Hampshire | |
| Population | 5,998 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU148142 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| 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 | |
Fordingbridge is a town and broader civil parish with a population of 6,000 on the River Avon in the New Forest District of Hampshire, England, near the Dorset and Wiltshire borders and on the edge of the New Forest, famed for its late medieval seven-arch bridge.[2]
It is 81 miles (130 km) southwest of London, and 10 miles (16 km) south of the city of Salisbury. Fordingbridge is a former market town. The Avon Valley Path passes through the town. The town excluding linear settlement Sandleheath (included in its headline population with other outlying houses, totalling 1,526 residents) has a density of 30.2 persons per hectare (7820 per sq. mi.).[3] Since 1982 Fordingbridge has been twinned with Vimoutiers in Normandy, France.[4]
- ^ "Town population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : New Forest Retrieved 27 July 2010
- ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk.
- ^ "Towns ready to celebrate". Salisbury Journal. 25 June 2007.