Brockenhurst is the largest village by population within the New Forest in Hampshire, England. The nearby city is Southampton some 13 miles (21 km) to the North East, while Bournemouth is additionally close by, 15 miles (24 km) South West. Surrounding towns as well as villages consist of Beaulieu, Lymington, Lyndhurst, and Persuade. The western part of the village significantly increased in the 1970s and also, in the very early 1990s, Berkeley Homes developed Ober Park, which is now referred to as The Coppice, this in spite of having actually been referred to as Staffs (or variants thereof) from the 13th to 19th centuries. More construction of the town still continues today by Pennyfarthing Homes. Brockenhurst is twinned with Pont St Martin, in Loire-Atlantique, France and also has a population of 3,552 individuals (at 2011).