Boldre Hampshire Map

About Boldre

Boldre breathes a quiet presence on the western edge of Hampshire's New Forest. It lies 2.8 km north-north-west of Lymington (from Lymington: bearing 342°T, OS grid SZ 315 981), and is situated west of Pilley village. Ancient oaks, their branches like gnarled hands reaching for the sky, stand sentinel over the surrounding heathland, a landscape painted in hues of heather and bracken under a vast, ever-shifting sky. The village itself, with its cluster of stone and brick dwellings, seems to have grown organically from the earth, its lanes winding like deer trails through the trees. At its heart, the parish church of St. Michael, a building of enduring stone that has witnessed centuries of quiet devotion, offers a sense of deep rootedness. The air here carries the faint, earthy scent of damp woodland and the distant murmur of the Solent, a constant reminder of its proximity to the sea, though the forest holds it close.

About This Boldre Map Page

Explore Boldre, Hampshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.781911, -1.553905. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.