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Manor Farm Country Park, formerly Upper Hamble Country Park, runs along the west bank of the River Hamble between the villages of Botley and Bursledon in Hampshire at . It is a Local Nature Reserve. The park first opened in 1979. In 1984, the Manor Farm museum was opened. The museum site was once at the heart of the village of Botley.〔Hampshire County Council〕 The ancient duckpond in Manor Farm and the neighbouring St Batholomew's Church are mentioned in the Domesday book.〔 There is evidence of a Roman road running through the site,〔Ordnance Survey〕 which would have been the route between the Roman settlements of ''Clausentum'' (Bitterne Manor) and ''Portus Adurni'' (Portchester).〔Blyth, Joyce B. ''The Changing Face of Hedge End''.〕 This park is on the site of the former Royal Navy shore establishment named HMS ''Cricket''. Once decommissioned in 1946, the buildings that were left behind by the Royal Navy were used to house citizens of Southampton who were displaced by bombing during World War II. The site was then known as "The Cricket Camp", until 1952 when it was no longer required for that purpose.〔Local Heritage Initiative website〕 Most of the wartime buildings have been demolished, but Manor Farm Country Park retains a much smaller "Cricket Camp" which is used by Scouts. It is also home to the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Activities Centre. Manor Farm was the location for the historical documentary TV series ''Wartime Farm'', broadcast by the BBC in 2012.〔(Wartime Farm official website )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manor Farm Country Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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