| Coordinates: | 50.938, -1.564 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 30 15 |
| Dialling code: | 01794 (Romsey) |
Copythorne is a small rural parish on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, England, where heathland, ancient woodland and patchwork farmland meet. The settlement is scattered rather than tightly nucleated, with cottages, a village church and the odd traditional pub set against wide commons where you often see ponies and cattle grazing; the place name itself hints at a landscape shaped by coppicing and thorny hedgerows. Its history is bound up with commoning and forest management, and there are pockets of 19th‑century and earlier buildings that give a quietly historic feel.
Locally the economy remains a mix of agriculture, small businesses and tourism - people come for walking, cycling and to enjoy the forest - while many residents commute into nearby market towns such as Lyndhurst or the city of Southampton. Community life centres on village events, the hall and pubs, so despite its rural setting Copythorne feels like a lived‑in corner of the New Forest balancing conservation, heritage and modern living.
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