Blackfield, Hampshire

Village in Hampshire, England

Human settlement in England

Blackfield

Blackfield Recreation ground

Blackfield

Location within Hampshire

OS grid reference| SU443023
Civil parish|

* Fawley

District|

* New Forest

Shire county|

* Hampshire

Region|

* South East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode district| SO45
Dialling code| 023
Police| Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire| Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance| South Central
UK Parliament|

* New Forest East

List of places

England
Hampshire

50°49′06″N 1°22′22″W﻿ / ﻿50.8184°N 1.3728°W﻿ / 50.8184; -1.3728

Blackfield is a village in Hampshire, England. It is within the parish of Fawley, which is part of the ward of Fawley, Blackfield and Langley.

## Schools

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The local school is Blackfield Primary (previously divided into Blackfield Infants, and Blackfield Junior Schools). The catchment secondary school for Blackfield is New Forest Academy.

## History

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The name "Blackfields" was originally applied to an area of countryside near the village of Fawley, and there is still a Blackwell Common next to Blackfield.[1] The name presumably derives from the soil colour, some of which is marshy and black.[1] The settlement of Blackfield began in the late 19th century when, at first mud cottages, and then later, small red-brick houses were built in the area of moorland once known as Hugh's Common.[2] It was close to the small village of Langley.

## Sport and leisure

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Blackfield has a Non-League football club Blackfield & Langley F.C., which plays at The Gang Warily Community & Recreation Centre.

In 2020, Hampshire County Council announced plans to close the village library. [3]

## Demographics

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As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, Blackfield had a population of 5,848. The town is primarily Christians, with 2,748 people declaring their religion as Christianity. [4]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Blackfield, Old Hampshire Gazetteer
2. ^ Victoria County History, (1912), A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5, Fawley
3. ^ "Plans agreed to save £1.76 million from Hampshire Libraries transform the service for the future". Hampshire County Council. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
4. ^ "Blackfield (Hampshire, South East England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

## External links

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Media related to Blackfield, Hampshire at Wikimedia Commons

* Blackfield Primary School website
* Hardley School website

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* Barton on Sea
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* Battramsley
* Beaulieu
* Beckley
* Bickton
* Bisterne
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* Blashford
* Blissford
* Bolderwood
* Boldre
* Bramshaw
* Bransgore
* Breamore
* Brockenhurst
* Brook
* Brookheath
* Buckler's Hard
* Burgate
* Burley
* Bull Hill
* Cadnam
* Calshot
* Colbury
* Copythorne
* Crow
* Damerham
* Denny Lodge
* Dibden
* Dibden Purlieu
* Downton
* East Boldre
* East End
* East Mills
* Emery Down
* Eling
* Ellingham
* Everton
* Exbury
* Fawley
* Fordingbridge
* Fritham
* Frogham
* Furze Hill
* Godshill
* Gorley Lynch
* Hale
* Hangersley
* Harbridge
* Hardley
* Hightown
* Highwood
* Hinton
* Holbury
* Hordle
* Hungerford
* Hyde
* Hythe
* Ibsley
* Keyhaven
* Langley
* Lepe
* Linbrook
* Linford
* Linwood
* Lopshill
* Lower Daggons
* Lymington
* Lyndhurst
* Marchwood
* Martin
* Milford on Sea
* Minstead
* Mockbeggar
* Netley Marsh
* New Milton
* Norley Wood
* North Charford
* North Gorley
* Ogdens
* Ossemsley
* Ower
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* Portmore
* Poulner
* Ringwood
* Rockbourne
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