| Sopley | |
|---|---|
 The Woolpack Inn, Sopley village | |
  Sopley Location within Hampshire | |
| OS grid reference | SZ158970 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Postcode district | BH23 |
| Dialling code | 01425 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Sopley is a village and civil parish situated in the New Forest National Park of Hampshire, England. It lies on the old main road from Christchurch to Ringwood, on the east bank of the River Avon. The parish extends east as far as Thorny Hill and borders the parishes of Bransgore and Burton to the south and west respectively. It lies down the road from a small hamlet called Ripley.[1] It includes the hamlets of Shirley, Avon and Ripley. The area is mainly rural with less than 300 dwellings.[1]
The village is situated on the fringes of the New Forest, just outside the New Forest National Park but within the perambulation boundary of the forest.[2] Most of the buildings date back to the 19th century but there are more modern houses to the north.[1] It is also home to Moorlands College, one of the largest evangelical theological seminaries in the country. The college was built on the site of the old manor house which was demolished in 1988.[3]
- ^ a b c "About Sopley". Sopley Parish Council. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ New Forest National Park map Archived 3 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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