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Woodgreen is a village and civil parish within the New Forest district of Hampshire in England. ==Overview== Woodgreen lies between Breamore and Hale to the east of the River Avon.〔(Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 321 ), retrieved 2 October 2011〕 It is located due south of the city of Salisbury, its nearest town is Fordingbridge lying to the southwest. In the 2001 UK Census the parish was home to 537 people in 220 households.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Parish Headcounts; Area: Woodgreen CP (Parish) )〕 Its nearest railway station is Dean railway station. The village has one pub called The Horse and Groom.〔(The Horse and Groom )〕 In 2006 the village shop and post office was threatened with closure, but the village pulled together and acquired the lease for five years.〔(History | Woodgreen Community Shop ), retrieved 2 October 2011〕 On 14 May 2011 a new Woodgreen Community Shop was opened after more than four years of campaigning and fundraising by the local community.〔(Woodgreen Community Shop ), retrieved 2 October 2011〕 Two thirds of the parish is an area of woodland, heathland, acid grassland, scrub and valley bog, supporting a richness and diversity of wildlife.〔(Hampshire Treasures Volume 5 (New Forest) Page 323 ), retrieved 2 October 2011〕 One mile to the south of the village are the earthwork remains of Castle Hill, comprising an oval ring motte with an outer bailey.〔(Godshill Castle Hill, Woodgreen ) at (Gatehouse ), retrieved, 2 October 2011〕 The castle may have been a siege castle recorded in 1148.〔 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「Woodgreen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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