Beaulieu, Hampshire

Village in Hampshire, England

For other uses, see Beaulieu (disambiguation).

Human settlement in England

Beaulieu

Beaulieu as viewed from the Beaulieu River

Beaulieu

Location within Hampshire

Population| 806 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference| SU385025
• London| 92.6mi
Civil parish|

* Beaulieu

District|

* New Forest

Shire county|

* Hampshire

Region|

* South East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| Brockenhurst
Postcode district| SO42
Dialling code| 01590
Police| Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire| Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance| South Central
UK Parliament|

* New Forest East

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50°49′6″N 1°27′7″W﻿ / ﻿50.81833°N 1.45194°W﻿ / 50.81833; -1.45194

Beaulieu (/ˈbjuːli/ ⓘ BEW-lee) is a village located on the southeastern edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, England. It is home to both Palace House and the National Motor Museum. In 2020, it was named the fifth most beautiful village in the UK and Ireland by Condé Nast Traveler.[2]

## History

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Buccleuch Cottages, the most common local architectural style

The name "Beaulieu" comes from the French beau lieu, which means "beautiful place". It is derived from Beaulieu Abbey, which was populated by 30 monks sent from the French abbey of Cîteaux, the mother house of the Cistercian order. The medieval Latin name of the monastery was Bellus Locus Regis ("the beautiful place of the king") or monasterium Belli loci Regis.

During the Second World War, the Beaulieu Estate of Lord Montagu in the New Forest was the site of group B schools for agents operated by the Special Operations Executive (SOE) between 1941 and 1945.[3] One of the trainers was Kim Philby, who was later found to be spying for the Soviets. In 2005, a special exhibition was installed at the Beaulieu Estate, with a video showing photographs from that era as well as voice recordings of former SOE trainers and agents.[4][5]

The village has remained largely unspoilt by industrial progress and is a favourite stop for tourists in the area, as well as birdwatchers seeking local species like the Dartford warbler, European honey buzzard, and Eurasian hobby.

## Transport

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The nearest railway station is Beaulieu Road, about 4 miles (6.4 km) away on the London-Weymouth main line. While the station previously had infrequent service, 20 trains a day now stop there. Wilts & Dorset bus service 112 serves the village on its way between Hythe and Lymington. In the summer, Beaulieu is served by the New Forest Tour, an hourly open-top bus service.

## Palace House

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Palace House

Palace House, not to be confused with the Palace of Beaulieu in Essex, overlooks the village from across the Beaulieu River and began in 1204 as the gatehouse to Beaulieu Abbey. It has been the ancestral home of a branch of the Montagu family since 1538, when it was seized from the monks and sold during Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries.

The house was extended in the 16th century, and again in the 19th century; today, it is a fine example of a Gothic country house. Although still home to the current Lord and Lady Montagu, parts of the house and gardens are open to the public every day. It is a member of the Treasure Houses of England consortium.

## Culture

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Sunbeam 1000HP Cows in Beaulieu

The village is home to the National Motor Museum, opened in 1952 as the Montagu Motor Museum before becoming a charitable trust in 1972. It contains an important collection of historic motor vehicles, including four world land speed record holders: Sir Malcolm Campbell's 1920 Sunbeam 350hp, his son Donald Campbell's 1961 Bluebird-Proteus CN7, the 1927 Sunbeam 1000hp (the first motor car to reach 200 miles per hour (322 km/h)), and the 1929 Irving-Napier Special 'Golden Arrow'. The latter two were both driven by Major Henry Segrave.

In the late 1950s, Beaulieu was the surprising location for one of Britain's first experiments in pop festival culture, with the annual Beaulieu Jazz Festival, which quickly expanded to become a significant event in the burgeoning jazz and youth pop music scene of the period. Camping overnight, a rural invasion, eccentric dress, wild music and sometimes wilder behaviour; these now familiar features of pop festivals happened at Beaulieu each summer, culminating in the so-called 'Battle of Beaulieu' at the 1960 festival, when rival gangs of modern and traditional jazz fans indulged in a spot of what sociologists went on to call 'subcultural contestation'.[6]

## In popular culture

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Palace House was featured in the comedy-drama film Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont (2005).

## See also

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* List of jazz festivals
* List of historic rock festivals

## References

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1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
2. ^ Silver, Madeleine (20 October 2020). "The 20 most beautiful villages in the UK and Ireland". Condé Nast Traveler. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
3. ^ "BBC - History - World Wars: Training SOE Saboteurs in World War Two". www.bbc.co.uk. 17 February 2011. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
4. ^ "Wartime school for spies revealed". BBC News Online. 15 March 2005. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
5. ^ Lett, Brian (30 September 2016). SOE's Mastermind: The Authorised Biography of Major General Sir Colin Gubbins KCMG, DSO, MC. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-4738-6382-8. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
6. ^ McKay 2004, 2005

## Bibliography

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* Lord Montagu of Beaulieu (2000) Wheels Within Wheels: An Unconventional Life. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
* George McKay (2004) '"Unsafe things like youth and jazz": Beaulieu Jazz Festivals (1956–61) and the origins of pop festival culture in Britain'. In Andy Bennett, ed. Remembering Woodstock (Aldershot: Ashgate).
* George McKay (2005) Circular Breathing: The Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain, chapter one 'New Orleans jazz, protest (Aldermaston) and carnival (Beaulieu [Jazz Festival 1956-61])'. Durham NC: Duke University Press.

## External links

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Beaulieu.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beaulieu, Hampshire.

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Treasure Houses of England

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* Blenheim Palace
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Jazz festivals

By country|

* Africa
* Americas
* Asia
* Europe
* Oceania

Historic festivals
(1950s-1970)|

* Beaulieu Jazz Festival
* Golden River City Jazz Festival
* National Jazz and Blues Festival
* Newport Jazz Festival
* Prague International Jazz Festival
* JazzFest Berlin
* Jazz Bilzen
* Pori Jazz
* Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival
* Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music
* New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Categories|

* Jazz festivals
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Culture|

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Related events|

* Concert tour
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List of
festivals|

| 1950s–
1960s|

| 1950–1966|

* Big Sur Folk Festival
* Sanremo Music Festival
* Festival di Napoli
* Newport Jazz Festival
* Beaulieu Jazz Festival
* Nationaal Songfestival
* Eurovision Song Contest
* Melodifestivalen
* Benidorm International Song Festival
* Thessaloniki Song Festival
* Viña del Mar International Song Festival
* Melodi Grand Prix
* Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
* Sopot International Song Festival
* Reading and Leeds Festivals
* National Jazz and Blues Festival
* Festival Omladina
* National Festival of Polish Song in Opole
* Festivali i Këngës
* Festival da Canção
* Un disco per l'estate
* Parada ritma / Vatromet ritma
* Jazz Bilzen
* Gitarijada (Belgrade)
* Golden Orpheus
* Gitarijada (Zaječar)

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1967–1968|

* Mantra-Rock Dance
* Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival
* Barbeque 67
* Monterey Pop Festival
* Schaefer Music Festival
* Miami Pop Festival I
* Northern California Folk Rock Festival I
* Summerfest
* Quebec City Summer Festival
* Newport Pop Festival
* Festival de Ancón (Perú)
* Isle of Wight Festival
* Sky River Rock Festival
* Internationale Essener Songtage
* San Francisco Pop Festival
* Los Angeles Pop Festival
* Miami Pop Festival II

1969|

* Big Rock Pow-Wow
* Northern California Folk-Rock Festival II
* Newport 69 Pop Festival
* Denver Pop Festival
* Bath Festival of Blues
* Mississippi River Festival
* Atlanta International Pop Festival I
* The Stones in the Park
* Harlem Cultural Festival
* Laurel Pop Festival
* Midwest Rock Festival
* Seattle Pop Festival
* Atlantic City Pop Festival
* Woodstock
* Gold Rush
* Vancouver Pop Festival
* Texas International Pop Festival
* New Orleans Pop Festival
* Toronto Rock and Roll Revival
* Altamont Free Concert

1970s|

| 1970|

* Redwood 70
* Festival of Political Songs
* Hollywood Music Festival
* The Kickapoo Creek Rock Festival
* World Popular Song Festival
* Atlanta International Pop Festival II
* Super Concert '70
* Aachen Open Air Pop Festival
* Piedra Roja
* Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music
* Phun City
* Kralingen Music Festival
* Strawberry Fields
* Ruisrock
* Pinkpop Festival
* Powder Ridge Rock Festival
* Goose Lake International Music Festival
* Man-Pop Festival
* Glastonbury Festival
* Vortex I

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1971–1973|

* Festival de Ancon
* Roskilde Festival
* Pesnya goda
* Vilar de Mouros Festival
* Myponga Pop Festival
* Bumbershoot
* Ilosaarirock
* Tokyo Music Festival
* Weeley Festival
* Northern Lights Festival Boréal
* Festival Rock y Ruedas de Avándaro
* Sunbury Pop Festival
* Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival
* Bickershaw Festival
* Concert 10
* Mar y Sol Pop Festival
* Windsor Free Festival
* BOOM Festival
* Great Ngaruawahia Music Festival
* Aquarius Festival
* Day on the Green
* Summer Jam at Watkins Glen
* Hurricane Festival

1974–1979|

* Stonehenge Free Festival
* Volunteer Jam
* Ashton Court Festival
* Knebworth Festival
* Village Fair
* Zaire 74
* August Jam
* Ozark Music Festival
* Rock Werchter
* California Jam
* Hollywood Rock
* Watchfield Free Festival
* Michigan Womyn's Music Festival
* Midtfyns Festival
* Stemweder Open Air
* Cropredy Convention
* 100 Club Punk Special
* Paléo Festival
* Nambassa
* Deeply Vale Festivals
* Texxas Jam
* Havana Jam
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* Waikino Music Festival
* California Jam II
* Canada Jam
* Bele Chere

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* Chet Helms
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* Bill Hanley
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* Freddy Bannister
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* Alex Cooley
* Graeme Dunstan
* Mick Farren
* Russ Gibb
* Shelly Finkel
* Jim Koplik
* Stewart Levine
* Hugh Masekela
* Leonard Stogel
* Robert Raymond
* Bruce Lundvall
* Jerry Masucci
* Michael Eavis
* Emily Eavis

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