Ogdens
Ogdens is a small hamlet south of Hyde Common near Frogham in the New Forest area of Hampshire, England.
| Ogdens | |
|---|---|
 Huckles Brook near Ogdens Farm | |
  Ogdens Location within Hampshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU178121 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FORDINGBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | SP6 |
| Dialling code | 01425 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
Ogdens is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hyde. It is situated in the valley of Latchmore Brook (or Huckles Brook).[1] Most of the settlement is surrounded by the heathland and woodland of the New Forest.[1] The hamlet is very rural with a few post-war dwellings, mixed in with older houses scattered on tracks and farmland.[1] There is a car park at Ogdens allowing access to the heathland of the New Forest.[2] Nearby is Ogdens Purlieu, a boggy area of heathland between Ogdens and Dockens Water.
The hamlet is named after Ogden Rooke, a local landowner who possessed Ogdens Purlieu in the latter half of the 17th century.[3] Purlieu is a Norman-French word meaning "the outskirts of a forest" – a place free from forest laws.
References
- Hyde Parish Village Design Statement Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, page 9
- Norman Henderson, (2007), A Walk Around the New Forest: In Thirty-Five Circular Walks, pages 121. Frances Lincoln Ltd
- New Forest Walks, page 386
External links
Media related to Ogdens at Wikimedia Commons
