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'''New Milton''' is a [[market town]] and [[civil parish]] in the [[New Forest District|New Forest]] district, in southwest [[Hampshire]], England. To the north is in the [[New Forest]] and to the south the coast at [[Barton-on-Sea]]. The town is equidistant between [[Lymington]] and [[Christchurch, Dorset|Christchurch]], {{convert|6|mi|km}} away. In 2011 it had a population of 19,969.

==History==

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There are few notable architectural points of interest in the local area. However, a distinctive row of Coast Guard Cottages is to be found in Barton Lane, Barton on Sea; these were built at the end of the nineteenth century by the Government of the day to house armed guards to try to stop the smuggling that was rife at the time. The Barton on Sea-to-[[Mudeford]] coastline was renowned for smuggling with many of the offshore seaways and routes to shore being named after well known local smuggling families. It was in this context that [[Frederick Marryat]], author of ''[[The Children of the New Forest]]'', was sent on patrol here as a young [[naval lieutenant]] in 1821, to watch over traffic from the sheltered [[Christchurch, Dorset|Christchurch Bay]] area.<ref>A. T. Lloyd, J. E. S. Brooks, (1996), ''The History of New Milton and its Surrounding Area, Centenary Edition'', page 29</ref> Britain's first [[reinforced concrete]] bridge was built in 1901 just outside New Milton at Chewton.<ref>A. T. Lloyd, J. E. S. Brooks, (1996), ''The History of New Milton and its Surrounding Area, Centenary Edition'', page 50</ref> There was an earlier experiment in building with this material in its unreinforced form at [[Sway, Hampshire|Sway]] (Sway Tower). Also built in 1900 was the Tudor style water tower, in Osborne Road. It has a staircase, a turret, slit windows and battlements. It is an orange-red colour, from locally cut and finished bricks.<ref>[http://www.newmilton.org.uk/acatalog/The_Water_Tower.html ''Watertower''] - newmilton.org</ref>

The romanRoman catholicCatholic church of Our Lady of Lourdes was completed in 1927 and expanded in 1951.<ref name=Bailey411>{{cite book |last1=O’Brien |first1=Charles|last2=Bailey |first2=Bruce|last3=Pevsner |first3=Nikolaus |last4=Lloyd |first4=David W. |date=2018 |title=The Buildings of England Hampshire: South |publisher=Yale University Press |pages=411–413|isbn=9780300225037}}</ref>

[[File:New Milton water tower in 2008.jpg|thumb|New Milton [[water tower]]]]

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Once a coastal village, Barton on Sea is today in the civil parish. During the First World War, Barton Court Hotel became a convalescent home for Indian servicemen and this is commemorated by an obelisk in the village.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bartononsea.org.uk/History.htm |title=History |access-date=29 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512043355/http://www.bartononsea.org.uk/History.htm |archive-date=12 May 2011 }}</ref>

While Barton is a common English place-name, the etymology of ''Barton-on-Sea'' is unique. It means "[[Beorma]]’s's Farm", and appears twice in the [[Domesday Book]], as ''Bermintune'' and as ''Burmintune''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bartononsea.org.uk/History.htm|title=Barton's History|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512043355/http://www.bartononsea.org.uk/History.htm |archive-date=12 May 2011 }}</ref>

The coast at Barton on Sea is well known for its geological content, being home to many fossils in the [[Barton Beds|Barton geological beds]]. The cliff tops are home to a golf course. A cliff-top path runs between Barton and the village of [[Milford on Sea]]. From there, the [[Solent Way]] stretches to [[Emsworth]], on the [[West Sussex]] border.

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[[Category:Market towns in Hampshire]]

[[Category:Towns in Hampshire]]

[[Category:Civil parishes in Hampshire]]

[[Category:New Forest District]]