Woodlands, Hampshire
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Woodlands is a village in the
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National Park of
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, England. The village lies west from
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and north-east from Lyndhurst. The village is in the
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of
Netley Marsh Netley Marsh is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, close to the town of Totton. It lies within the New Forest District, and the New Forest National Park. It is the supposed site of the battle between an invading Anglo Saxon army, under ...
.


History

Before the 20th century, Woodlands was a sparsely populated settlement.Parish Plan 2010
page 15, Netley Marsh Parish
Two historic buildings are known as Goldenhayes and Woodlands Lodge Hotel. The latter was a hunting lodge dating from around 1770 – it was converted to a hotel in the 1950s.Parish Plan 2010
page 12, Netley Marsh Parish
There was a pub here by the beginning of the 20th century known as ''The Royal Oak'' – now known as ''The Gamekeeper''.Parish Plan 2010
page 21, Netley Marsh Parish
Woodlands experienced some growth following the arrival of Sir Richard Leys, a major employer in the 1920s. Sir Richard had Woodlands House built in 1905, and a number of other
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houses in Woodlands commissioned by him - Lampits house was his coach house where his chauffeur lived, and a house on the double bend near Busketts Lawn was his stables. More infilling of houses occurred in the 1920s and 1930s, and especially in the post World War II period with the building of many of the bungalows along the northern end of ''Woodlands Road''.


Features

Woodlands, being located within the New Forest boundary, is primarily made up of forest
enclosure Enclosure or inclosure is a term, used in English landownership, that refers to the appropriation of "waste" or "common land", enclosing it, and by doing so depriving commoners of their traditional rights of access and usage. Agreements to enc ...
s. The closest being ''Woodlands enclosure'', which contains many different footpaths and
bridleway A bridle path, also bridleway, equestrian trail, horse riding path, ride, bridle road, or horse trail, is a trail or a thoroughfare that is used by people riding on horses. Trails originally created for use by horses often now serve a wider ...
s some leading to the closest town, Lyndhurst. The enclosure itself is used by a wide variety of people including, dog walkers and horse riders. Woodlands is a destination for tourists and sightseers, and is home to several B&Bs and one hotel with a three-star rating, the ''Woodland Lodge Hotel''.


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