Bartley, Hampshire

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 50.9196
longitude = -1.5653
official_name = Bartley
population =
shire_district = New Forest
shire_county = Hampshire
region = South East England
constituency_westminster = New Forest East
post_town = SOUTHAMPTON
postcode_district = SO40
postcode_area = SO
dial_code = 023
os_grid_reference = SU306134
civil_parish = Netley Marsh

Bartley is a village situated in Hampshire, England, within the boundaries of the New Forest National Park.

Bartley church is very unusual, in that it is made of corrugated iron, and painted green! It is called 'The Tin Church' and was build c. 1900. It has also recently been refurbished. [http://www.bartley.hants.sch.uk/ Bartley Junior School] is not in Bartley but in Copythorne. There is a pub called "The Haywain" (featuring the painting by Constable on the pub sign) which is now a Brewers Fayre and a New Forest Ice Cream parlor, a small post office and set of shops. There are a number of entrances to the New Forest in Bartley, with cattle grids to keep the horses and other grazing animals in the forest. Bartley has a stream running though it called Bartley Water.

Bartley is in the civil parish of Netley Marsh, surrounding villages are Copythorne, Woodlands and Cadnam.

External links

* [http://www.hants.org.uk/bartleytinchurch/ The Tin Church Bartley]
* [http://www.bartley.hants.sch.uk/ Bartley Junior School]
* [http://www.thenewforest.net New Forest Community Media] - A not-for-profit media site serving the National Park