Brockenhurst, which is a village in New Forest in Hampshire that is in England, is a national park. Brockenhurst is surrounded by woodland which attracts tourists throughout the year. Brockenhurst is also close to nearby towns - which include Lymington and Lyndhurst, which makes it ideal for the people on vacation who want to get the most out of their free time.

Brockenhurst is also famous for being the place where Brockenhurst College is located.

Brockenhurst has about 3,300 people living in it, and it has been settled as early as 4,000 years ago - during the Bronze Age. While visiting Brockenhurst you can visit the many burial mounds from that era, which are called tumuli, that are the biggest sign of the early settlers. Other signs are located in Brockenhurst, but of the settlers that were here 3,000 years ago during the end of the Saxon period - roughly around the year 1066.

The forest in the area or part of it - the Nova forest, was created during the reign of William the Conqueror, who created it during 1079. Several years after that four manors in a Saxon style were built in the area - some still exist, some were lost due to time and circumstances, and you can visit them when vacationing in Brockenhurst. Back then one of the manors held a weekly market and an annual fair for the local residents, which lasted for a few days.

Brockenhurst got its name from a manor which once lied in it - the Broceste manor. Also while visiting Brockenhurst you might want to visit the many buildings of historical significance, which includes the St Nicholas' Church, which started as an outlying chapel that linked to Twynham, and played a significant role in the village's development.

Also during 1348 Brockenhurst was hit with the black death, or a similar disease - since there were a lot of cases of Brochelie at the time.

Later on during the 18th century the nearby town of Lymington became a thriving town due to its production of salt from salt water, which helped it slowly progress - roads were built and improved, houses were added, and inns were built to accommodate the tourists and the visitors.

Later on a school was built in Brockenhurst, due to the dying request of one Henry Thurston, who made a fortune in London.

As the village of Brockenhurst grew and garnered more interest, Edward Morant used his wealth to rebuild an Elizabethan styled farmhouse, and turn it in to a large Georgian mansion, and bought the land around it - around 3,000 acres, or 12 square kilometres.

As the village grew and the towns around it grew, it became a bigger attraction which meant that a railway was built here - during the 19th century, which increased the local population and turned the area into a vacationing spot for tourists and holiday visitors.

Nowadays trains still run to and from Brockenhurst, to various other parts of the country, and express trains are offered, as well as a connection to major roads, and a bus service.

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