Blackfield is a village in
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...
, England. It is within the parish of
Fawley, which is part of the ward of Fawley, Blackfield and Langley.
Schools
The local school is Blackfield Primary (previously divided into Blackfield Infants, and Blackfield Junior Schools). The catchment secondary school for Blackfield is
New Forest Academy.
History
The name "Blackfields" was originally applied to an area of countryside near the village of
Fawley, and there is still a Blackwell Common next to Blackfield.
[Blackfield, Old Hampshire Gazetteer](_blank)
/ref> The name presumably derives from the soil colour, some of which is marshy and black.[Victoria County History, (1912), ''A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5'', Fawley](_blank)
/ref> It was close to the small village of Langley Langley may refer to:
People
* Langley (surname), a common English surname, including a list of notable people with the name
* Dawn Langley Simmons (1922–2000), English author and biographer
* Elizabeth Langley (born 1933), Canadian perfor ...
.
Sport and leisure
Blackfield has a Non-League football
Non-League football describes football leagues played outside the top leagues of a country. Usually, it describes leagues which are not fully professional. The term is primarily used for football in England, where it is specifically used to de ...
club Blackfield & Langley F.C., which plays at The Gang Warily Community & Recreation Centre.
In 2020, Hampshire County Council announced plans to close the village library.
Notes
External links
Blackfield Primary School websiteHardley School website
Villages in Hampshire
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