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Bransgore has a wide variety of shops including a post office, pharmacy, bakery, greengrocer, hairdresser, and take-away food shops. There are also several pubs/restaurants. Bransgore has a village sports field with a children's playground. The sports field is the location of the
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The Crown Inn in
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1264:East Mills
1219:Copythorne
1179:Brookheath
1144:Bolderwood
1129:Blackfield
1039:New Forest
844:All Saints
587:26 January
553:References
526:Twin towns
490:Caen stone
478:All Saints
363:District,
361:New Forest
323:50°46′48″N
166:South East
130:New Forest
78:Population
1644:Woodlands
1639:Woodgreen
1629:Whitsbury
1500:Ossemsley
1443:Marchwood
1438:Lyndhurst
1432:Lymington
1336:Harbridge
1274:Ellingham
1199:Bull Hill
1159:Bransgore
1139:Blissford
1134:Blashford
1045:, England
1043:Hampshire
950:cite news
690:14 August
640:, page 14
466:, son of
385:Hampshire
365:Hampshire
353:Bransgore
326:1°43′59″W
312:Hampshire
260:Ambulance
200:Post town
148:Hampshire
113:Bransgore
68:Hampshire
60:Bransgore
24:Bransgore
1592:Stuckton
1557:Sandford
1552:Rockford
1541:Ringwood
1530:Portmore
1458:Minstead
1421:Lopshill
1406:Linbrook
1391:Keyhaven
1351:Highwood
1346:Hightown
1316:Godshill
1259:East End
1229:Damerham
1164:Breamore
1154:Bramshaw
1124:Bisterne
1109:Beaulieu
914:10 March
847:Archived
776:Archived
720:Archived
717:St Marys
548:, France
371:Overview
122:District
1649:Wootton
1567:Shobley
1535:Poulner
1416:Linwood
1411:Linford
1396:Langley
1361:Holbury
1341:Hardley
1306:Frogham
1301:Fritham
1279:Everton
1249:Downton
1214:Colbury
1209:Calshot
1189:Burgate
1119:Bickton
1114:Beckley
1099:Bashley
1089:Bartley
1079:Ashurst
1069:Ashlett
984:11 July
940:25 July
532:twinned
498:Te Deum
411:History
393:Beckley
379:in the
307:England
182:England
176:Country
1634:Winsor
1619:Turmer
1607:Tiptoe
1572:Sopley
1525:Pilley
1495:Ogdens
1448:Martin
1386:Ibsley
1366:Hordle
1356:Hinton
1289:Fawley
1284:Exbury
1239:Dibden
1204:Cadnam
1194:Burley
1149:Boldre
1074:Ashley
873:6 June
534:with:
517:Dorset
513:Burton
460:Sopley
454:. The
432:Sopley
397:Hinton
236:Police
158:Region
97:SZ1897
83:(2001)
1381:Hythe
1174:Brook
226:01425
1597:Sway
1505:Ower
1401:Lepe
1376:Hyde
1326:Hale
1224:Crow
1084:Bank
986:2013
956:link
942:2024
916:2022
875:2011
820:2011
692:2011
589:2017
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