| Coordinates: | 50.918, -1.567 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 30 13 |
| Population: | 1,917 |
| Dialling code: | 01794 (Romsey) |
Cadnam sits on the western edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, England, and feels like a practical gateway village rather than a tourist centre - a small cluster of shops and services serving local residents and visitors heading into the heath and ancient woodland. Historically it grew at a crossroads and retains a village green/common character, with surrounding heather, oak coppices and common land where ponies and cattle still graze; this mix of pastoral scenery and easy access to forest tracks gives it a quietly working, outdoors-orientated vibe.
Bartley, a short distance away, is a smaller hamlet closely tied to the same landscape and local economy of forestry, small-scale farming and visitor activity. It’s the sort of place popular with walkers and cyclists who use the network of lanes and footpaths through the New Forest, and while largely residential and rural it carries layers of local history in its cottages, lanes and the small streams and commons that shaped historic livelihoods.
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