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Hightown, Hampshire

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Population
  
2,063 (2011 Census)

Region
  
South East

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Shire county
  
Hampshire

Dialling code
  
01425

UK parliament constituency
  
New Forest West

OS grid reference
  
SU166049

Country
  
England

Post town
  
RINGWOOD

District
  
New Forest District

Civil parish
  
Ringwood

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Hightown is a village in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Ringwood, which lies approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north-west from the village.

Map of Hightown, Ringwood, UK

Hightown is located to the southeast of Ringwood where the land rises to 60 metres (200 ft). It straddles the border of the New Forest National Park. The village has one inn called The Elm Tree. The inn is the monthly meeting place of the Wessex Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club.

To the east of the village is Hightown Common. This parcel of land consisting of 16 hectares (40 acres) was acquired by the Open Spaces Society in 1929, in memory of George Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley who founded the society. It was passed to the National Trust, together with a memorial seat, designed by architect Elisabeth Scott.

References

Hightown, Hampshire Wikipedia