Pennington Hampshire Map

About Pennington

Pennington, a hamlet of gentle slopes and broad skies, breathes the quiet air of Hampshire's New Forest district. It lies 1.4 km west-south-west of Lymington (from Lymington: bearing 248°T, OS grid SZ 310 949). The land here, a soft canvas of greens and golds, unfurls towards the Solent, carrying the distant tang of salt on the breeze, a subtle reminder of the sea’s proximity. Its history is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring character of its agricultural past, the fields still bearing the imprint of generations who worked them, their labours whispered by the rustling reeds of the nearby salt marshes. The village green, a patch of well-trodden earth, has long been the heart of Pennington, a place where neighbours gather, their voices mingling like the murmur of the nearby Lymington River. A particularly pleasing quality can be found in the late afternoon light, which spills across the landscape with a tender luminescence, bathing the scattered cottages and their gardens in a warm, almost honeyed glow. Pennington itself, though modest, possesses a quiet dignity, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the day more than the clamour of commerce.

About This Pennington Map Page

Explore Pennington, 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: 50.753555, -1.560525. 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.