Blissford

Human settlement in England

Hyde

District

New Forest

Hampshire

Region

South East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townFORDINGBRIDGEPostcode districtSP6Dialling code01425Police Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire Hampshire and Isle of Wight Ambulance South Central UK Parliament

New Forest West

List of places: UK; England; Hampshire

50°55′16″N 1°45′11″W / 50.9210°N 1.7531°W / 50.9210; -1.7531

Blissford is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hyde situated in the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Fordingbridge, which lies approximately 2 miles (2.5 km) west from the village. The hamlet lies just to the north of the small village of Frogham. Blissford is situated on low ground around Blissford Cross and towards Ditchend Brook where the ford can be found.^[1] References to Blissford appear in records in the early 16th century.^[2] The houses in the hamlet are surrounded by patches of woodland and pasture, and there is also a small settlement of mobile homes sited on higher ground.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Hyde Parish Village Design Statement Archived 2012-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, page 8
^ Hyde Parish Village Design Statement Archived 2012-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, page 2