Woodgreen

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official_name= Woodgreen
country= England
region= South East England
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population= 537 (2001 Census)

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latitude= 50.95724
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constituency_westminster= New Forest West
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civil_parish= Woodgreen
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shire_county= Hampshire
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Woodgreen is a village and civil parish within the New Forest district of Hampshire in England. In the 2001 UK Census the parish was home to 537 people in 220 households. [cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=795130&c=woodgreen&d=16&e=15&g=451951&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1222863525058&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779|title=Parish Headcounts; Area: Woodgreen CP (Parish)|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=2008-10-01] Its nearest railway station is Dean railway station. [cite web|url=http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=woodgreen&countryCode=GB#
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Woodgreen is in the valley of the Hampshire Avon and is located due south of the city of Salisbury, its nearest town is Fordingbridge lying to its south and west. The village of Breamore is to its west.

Governance

The parish council has seven members. [cite web|url=http://www.nfdc.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=2959|title=Woodgreen Parish Council: The Councillors|accessdate=2008-10-02] The parish forms part of the Downlands and Forest Ward which is represented on the New Forest District Council by a single seat, currently occupied by Edward Heron [cite web|url=http://www.newforest.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=5974&articleaction=distpar&CFID=12139048&CFTOKEN=54783841|title=District Councillors by Parish|publisher=New Forest District Council|accessdate=2008-10-02] of the Conservative Party.cite web|url=http://www.newforest.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=3818|title=Councillor Edward Heron|publisher=New Forest District Council|accessdate=2008-10-02] Woodgreen is within the New Forest West parliamentary constituency, represented by another Conservative, Desmond Swayne. [cite web|url=http://www.newforest.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=614|title=MP - New Forest West|publisher=New Forest District Council|accessdate=2008-10-02]

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