Bartley is a village in

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, England, within the boundaries of the

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, west of

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Overview

Bartley is in the

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(where the 2011 Census was included), surrounding villages are

to the north,

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to the west, and

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to the southeast. At the heart of Bartley is "The Tin Church" - an

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church reading room built in 1900 from

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and painted green. It was used for church services until 1992. A Charitable Trust then bought and renovated it. Now it is used as a Village Hall and community centre. Also central to the community is ''Fourways Stores and Bartley Post Office'', owned and run by the same family for over thirty years. There is a

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called "The Haywain" (featuring the painting by

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on the pub sign). Bartley Junior SchoolBartley Junior School
/ref> is just north of the village centre. There are a number of entrances to the

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in Bartley, with

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s to keep the horses and other grazing animals in the forest. Bartley has a stream running near it called

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History

The name Bartley means "birch wood".Bartley Heath, Odiham, Old Hampshire Gazetteer
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/ref> In 1586 it is recorded as "Bartlie Regis", the name being Anglicised to "Barkley Kings" on a map of 1695. Nearby Bartley Manor is an 18th-century house with a three-storey main block and two-storey wings. Bartley Lodge is also an 18th-century house which now operates as a hotel.

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The Tin Church BartleyBartley Junior School
{{authority control Villages in Hampshire New Forest District