Ringwood | |
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The Original White Hart Pub, Market Place, Ringwood | |
Location within Hampshire | |
Population | 13,943 [1] 14,181 (2011 Census)[2] |
OS grid reference | SU1505 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | RINGWOOD |
Postcode district | BH24 |
Dialling code | 01425 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Ringwood is a market town in south-west Hampshire, England, on the River Avon close to the New Forest, northeast of Bournemouth and southwest of Southampton. It was founded by the Anglo-Saxons, and has held a weekly market since the Middle Ages.