Breamore

Breamore
St. Mary's parish church
Breamore
Breamore shown within Hampshire
Population	363  364 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SU158180
Civil parish	Breamore
District	New Forest
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FORDINGBRIDGE
Postcode district	SP6
Dialling code	01725
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	New Forest West
Website	Breamore Parish Council
List of places UK England Hampshire 50°57′43″N 1°46′30″W / 50.962°N 1.775°W / 50.962; -1.775Coordinates: 50°57′43″N 1°46′30″W / 50.962°N 1.775°W / 50.962; -1.775

Breamore (/ˈbrɛmər/ BREM-ər) is a village and civil parish near Fordingbridge in Hampshire, England. The parish includes a notable Elizabethan country house, Breamore House, built with an E-shaped ground plan. The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary has an Anglo-Saxon rood.

The village of Breamore is mainly situated along the A338 road between Fordingbridge and Downton, although the Saxon church and Breamore House are about three-quarters of a mile west of the road. Within the Parish is the Marsh (an important surviving manorial green) and the River Avon: both are listed as Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Other parts of the Parish fall within the Cranbourne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs, and are an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Breamore Down has several Bronze Age bowl barrows. There is also a long barrow known as the Giant's Grave, originally 65m long and 26m wide with flanked ditches, it is now partly damaged. Breamore Down also has a mysterious mizmaze on its heights. Argument rages as to whether the Bronze Age people or mediaeval monks were responsible for these patterns cut in the turf.

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