Pilley is a small village in the

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Boldre Boldre is a village and civil parish in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It is in the south of the New Forest National Park, above the broadening (estuary) of the Lymington River, two miles (3 km) north of Lymington. In the 20 ...

, in the New Forest national park in

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, England. Pilley is located 2 miles north of the port of Lymington.

Overview

Pilley is a village located just east of the village of

, in

. At the west end of the village is as Pilley Hill and at the east end is Bull Hill. The northern part of the village is known as Pilley Bailey. Pilley is home to Boldre War Memorial Hall, and an

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chapel dedicated to

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. The village also has a

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(named after William Gilpin), and a pre-school. The village has one

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called the Fleur de Lys. The inn claims to be the oldest in the New Forest, and to have been serving drinks since 1096.Judith Bamber, Helena Smith, 2003, ''The rough guide to walks in London and southeast England'', page 146. Rough Guides A list of landlords going back to 1498 is viewable by the entrance.

History

Pilley is listed three times in the

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of 1086. Before 1066 the lands had been held by Edric, Alfric Small, and Algar.Domesday Map, Place: Pilley
/ref> By 1086, much of the land had been taken into the New Forest with the exception of some land held by Alfric Small and Hugh de Quintin. By 1316 the Pilley family were established here, as Roger de Pilley appears as joint owner with John de Wereburn of the vill of Pilley.Victoria County History, (1911), A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 4 - Boldre, Pages 616-623
/ref> During the 15th century record is found of small estates held by various families, and in 1505 the manor was in the possession of Roger Filey, who left as heir a niece Joan, aged nine years. In 1547 John Filey sold the manor to John Mill. It remained in the Mill family into the 17th century, but it then passed through various hands until the late 18th century. Current manorial rights are with and passed down through the Harrison family of Hythe.London Gazette

Overview

History

Bull Hill

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