Poulner

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Poulner
Shops on Butlers Lane, Ringwood - geograph.org.uk - 176067.jpg
Shops at Poulner
Poulner is located in Hampshire
Poulner
Poulner
Location within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU166055
Civil parish
  • Ringwood
District
  • New Forest
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRINGWOOD
Postcode districtBH24 3
Dialling code01425
PoliceHampshire
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
50°50′55″N 1°45′54″W / 50.8485°N 1.7649°W / 50.8485; -1.7649Coordinates: 50°50′55″N 1°45′54″W / 50.8485°N 1.7649°W / 50.8485; -1.7649

Poulner (/'paʊnə/) is a small village in the civil parish of Ringwood in the New Forest district, in Hampshire, England, although its northern fringe lies in the adjacent civil parish of Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) east from the town centre of Ringwood.

Poulner is recorded as Polenore in 1300, Polenoure in 1327, Pulnore in 1410, and Powner in 1682.[1] The origin of the name is uncertain, but the second element "ora" or "ofer" means "bank, slope", probably referring to the escarpment now known as Poulner Hill that lies to its east, and the first element might be "polleie" meaning the popular herb "pennyroyal".[1]

At one time Poulner was a separate village - however 20th century development of housing in the fields and small-holdings that once lay between Poulner and Ringwood have made Poulner effectively a suburb of Ringwood. Today Poulner has a row of shops including a Tesco Express containing a post office, two pubs, a medical centre with an attached pharmacy, two primary schools,[2][3] a small Anglican church and a Baptist chapel, a Scout group,[4] and an amateur dramatics society called Poulner Players.[5]

The site of Royal Air Force Station Ibsley, in use during World War II, is located on the outskirts of Poulner to the north. This site has later been used for motor-racing as Ibsley Circuit and today is a quarry lake area.

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Poulner, Old Hampshire Gazetteer Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Poulner Junior School
  3. ^ Poulner Infant School
  4. ^ 1st Poulner Scout Group
  5. ^ Poulner Players Archived 2008-01-13 at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

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