OS grid reference SU1495606840 Country England Post town RINGWOOD Shire county Hampshire Dialling code 01425 | Region South East Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district BH24 District New Forest District UK parliament constituency New Forest West | |
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Spinnaker lake blashford hampshire
Blashford is a small hamlet situated in the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Ringwood, which lies approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south from the village. At the 2011 Census the population was included in the civil parish of Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley.
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Map of Blashford, Ringwood, UK
Near the village, in the Avon Valley on the western edge of the New Forest, is the Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve, created by the quarrying of sand and gravel. The 490 acres (200 ha) wildlife reserve is managed by the Wildlife Trust in partnership with the New Forest District Council and landowners Wessex Water and Bournemouth and West Hampshire Water. Blashford Lakes is an internationally important site for thousands of wildfowl.
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Blashford Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA