Brockenhurst is the largest village by population within the New Forest in Hampshire, England. The nearest city is Southampton some 13 miles (21 km) to the north-east, while Bournemouth is also nearby, 15 miles (24 km) south-west. Surrounding towns and villages include Beaulieu, Lymington, Lyndhurst, and Sway.
Brockenhurst village centre
The ford at Brockenhurst, following heavy rain.
Wounded New Zealand soldiers on station platform at Brockenhurst between 1917 and 1919
Medical staff and patients at WW1 New Zealand First General Hospital, Brockenhurst, during 1917–19.
The New Forest is one of the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in Southern England, covering southwest Hampshire and southeast Wiltshire. It was proclaimed a royal forest by William the Conqueror, featuring in the Domesday Book.
Beech trees in Mallard Wood, part of the New Forest
Beaulieu Mill Pond
Royal Forests, 1327–1336
Death of William Rufus