Furze Hill

Furze Hill

Ford at Furze Hill
Furze Hill
 Furze Hill shown within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU172111
Civil parishHyde
DistrictNew Forest
Shire countyHampshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town FORDINGBRIDGE
Postcode district SP6
Dialling code 01425
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentNew Forest West
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire

Coordinates: 50°54′01″N 1°45′26″W / 50.9003°N 1.7572°W / 50.9003; -1.7572

Furze Hill (or Furzehill) is a hamlet situated in the New Forest National Park of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Fordingbridge, which lies approximately 3.1 miles (5.2 km) north-west from the hamlet.

Furze Hill is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hyde. It is situated on low ground on either side of Huckles Brook on the South Gorley to Ogdens road.[1] The houses are surrounded by fields and paddocks.[1] Additional houses can be found at the southern edge of Gorley Common lining a narrow track to North Gorley.[1]

Furze Hill is the most recent settlement in the parish of Hyde, becoming an established community only in the 20th century.[2]

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