Brockenhurst
Brockenhurst is the largest town by population within the New Forest in Hampshire, England. The closest city is Southampton some 13 miles (21 kilometres) to the North East, while Bournemouth is additionally nearby, 15 miles (24 kilometres) South West. Bordering communities and also villages consist of Beaulieu, Lymington, Lyndhurst, and Guide. The western part of the village greatly increased in the 1970s and, in the early 1990s, Berkeley Homes developed Ober Park, which is currently referred to as The Coppice, this in spite of having been known as Clerks (or variants thereof) from the 13th to 19th centuries. More construction of the town still proceeds today by Pennyfarthing Homes. Brockenhurst is twinned with Pont St Martin, in Loire-Atlantique, France and has a population of 3,552 people (at 2011).
