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According to local legend, the old Victorian bridge over the railway line on Coal Park Lane is haunted by the ghost of Polly Crook whose love of distilled apple cider and clay pipe caused her to accidentally ignite herself on this spot.
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at private shipyards at Bursledon, although a claim that two eighty-gun ships were constructed at Bursledon during the reign of
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brickworks in the country. The brickworks were sold to Hampshire Buildings Preservation Trust and can be visited as the
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The village has close ties to the sea. The Elephant Boatyard located in Old Bursledon dates back centuries and is where
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meaning "hill, modern down". It is unlikely the Beohrtsige is the same individual who gave his name to
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in 1747 among other vessels. There is a monument to Ewer, who died in 1750, featuring a model of the
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in the 16th century. The name probably means "Hill associated with a man called Beorhtsige", from
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By the 1870s, the shipbuilding trade had disappeared from Bursledon and the main industry was
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and the Elephant Boatyard, were used as the primary filming venue for the 1980s
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or Brixenden in the 12th century, Burstlesden in the 14th century, and
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in the 18th century was responsible for the building of the 50-gun
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across the River Hamble was made of wood in 1783 and was a
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Bursledon Windmill
Bursledon is located in Hampshire
Hampshire
OS grid reference
SU488095
Civil parish
District
Eastleigh
Shire county
Hampshire
Region
South East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
SO31
Dialling code
Police
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance
South Central
UK Parliament
Eastleigh
Bursledon Parish Council
UK

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