Bank

Settlement in Hampshire New Forest

England

Bank

Lyndhurst - Meridien Modena (Ferrari garage) A line-up of four sleek Ferraris outside the Meridien Modena garage and showroom in Lyndhurst. There were plenty more of these exotic beasts in the showrooms and around the back.
Lyndhurst - Meridien Modena (Ferrari garage) Credit: Rob Farrow

Bank is a small village located in the county of Hampshire, England. Situated in the eastern part of the county, Bank is nestled within the picturesque South Downs National Park. The village is surrounded by rolling hills and beautiful countryside, which make it an ideal destination for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts.

Bank is a tranquil and peaceful village, with a population of around 500 residents. The village is known for its charming and well-preserved traditional architecture, including historic cottages and farmhouses that date back several centuries. The local church, St. Mary's, is a notable landmark and dates back to the 12th century.

Despite its small size, Bank offers a range of amenities to its residents. There is a village shop where locals can purchase everyday essentials, as well as a cozy pub where they can relax and socialize. The village also has a primary school, providing education for the local children.

The surrounding countryside provides numerous opportunities for outdoor activities such as hiking, cycling, and horseback riding. The nearby South Downs Way, a long-distance footpath, offers breathtaking views and is popular among walkers and nature enthusiasts. Additionally, Bank is close to several other attractions, including historic market towns, country estates, and ancient landmarks.

Bank's peaceful atmosphere, stunning natural surroundings, and proximity to other attractions make it a desirable place to live for those seeking a rural lifestyle.

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Lyndhurst - Meridien Modena (Ferrari garage) A line-up of four sleek Ferraris outside the Meridien Modena garage and showroom in Lyndhurst. There were plenty more of these exotic beasts in the showrooms and around the back.
Lyndhurst - Meridien Modena (Ferrari garage)
A line-up of four sleek Ferraris outside the Meridien Modena garage and showroom in Lyndhurst. There were plenty more of these exotic beasts in the showrooms and around the back.
Lyndhurst - St Michael & All Angels The 160' (49m) spire of St Michael & All Angels church in Lyndhurst rises impressively. This (mostly) red-brick church was built by W. White between 1858 and 1868. The interior is even more impressive than the exterior with a number of pre-Raphaelite features.
It is EH Grade I listed with details here <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1094725" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1094725">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
In the churchyard is the burial plot of "Mrs Reginald Hargeaves" who was born "Alice Liddell" - the inspiration for 'Alice' in Lewis Carroll's Alice stories (see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6938112">SU2908 : The last resting place of Alice in Wonderland</a>)
Lyndhurst - St Michael & All Angels
The 160' (49m) spire of St Michael & All Angels church in Lyndhurst rises impressively. This (mostly) red-brick church was built by W. White between 1858 and 1868. The interior is even more impressive than the exterior with a number of pre-Raphaelite features. It is EH Grade I listed with details here LinkExternal link In the churchyard is the burial plot of "Mrs Reginald Hargeaves" who was born "Alice Liddell" - the inspiration for 'Alice' in Lewis Carroll's Alice stories (see SU2908 : The last resting place of Alice in Wonderland)
Lyndhurst - St Michael & All Angels - Exterior arch detail This gothic arched doorway is on the west front of St Michael & All Angels to the south of the spire. It has fine carving to the interior orders which rest on shafts that look like Purbeck marble to me.
See also <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6938092">SU2908 : Lyndhurst - St Michael & All Angels</a> and EH Grade I listing <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1094725" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1094725">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Lyndhurst - St Michael & All Angels - Exterior arch detail
This gothic arched doorway is on the west front of St Michael & All Angels to the south of the spire. It has fine carving to the interior orders which rest on shafts that look like Purbeck marble to me. See also SU2908 : Lyndhurst - St Michael & All Angels and EH Grade I listing LinkExternal link
The last resting place of Alice in Wonderland This simple grave enclosure is the burial place of Mrs Reginald Hargreaves who was born Alice Liddell (4 May 1852 – 16 November 1934).
She is considered to be the inspiration for 'Alice' in 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898) though experts differ on how closely the fictional Alice was based on her.
The grave is to be found beside the path on the southern side of <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6938092">SU2908 : Lyndhurst - St Michael & All Angels</a>
The slate plaque in front of the grave states:
THE GRAVE OF
MRS REGINALD HARGREAVES
THE "ALICE" IN LEWIS CARROLL'S
"ALICE IN WONDERLAND"
The last resting place of Alice in Wonderland
This simple grave enclosure is the burial place of Mrs Reginald Hargreaves who was born Alice Liddell (4 May 1852 – 16 November 1934). She is considered to be the inspiration for 'Alice' in 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898) though experts differ on how closely the fictional Alice was based on her. The grave is to be found beside the path on the southern side of SU2908 : Lyndhurst - St Michael & All Angels The slate plaque in front of the grave states: THE GRAVE OF MRS REGINALD HARGREAVES THE "ALICE" IN LEWIS CARROLL'S "ALICE IN WONDERLAND"
Lyndhurst - The Crown hotel This large hotel in Lyndhurst dates to 1896. It features decorative tile hanging, both plain and beaver-tail.
It is viewed here from the mound which rises up to St Michael & All Angels church.
It is EH Grade II listed <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1094723" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1094723">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Their own website: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.crownhotel-lyndhurst.co.uk" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.crownhotel-lyndhurst.co.uk">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Lyndhurst - The Crown hotel
This large hotel in Lyndhurst dates to 1896. It features decorative tile hanging, both plain and beaver-tail. It is viewed here from the mound which rises up to St Michael & All Angels church. It is EH Grade II listed LinkExternal link Their own website: LinkExternal link
Lyndhurst - St Michael & All Angels - interior A view into the chancel from the nave of St Michael & All Angels church in Lyndhurst. This EH Grade I listed <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1094725" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1094725">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> church has a very fine interior. 
The East Window seen ahead is by Burne-Jones, and beneath it the fresco "The Wise and Foolish Virgins" painted onto the reredos by Lord Leighton. (see a clearer image of the latter here: <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/343747">SU2908 : The Leighton Fresco, St Michael and All Angels church, Lyndhurst</a>).
Towards the top of the image can be seen two of the finely carved wooden angels that adorn the roof.
Lyndhurst - St Michael & All Angels - interior
A view into the chancel from the nave of St Michael & All Angels church in Lyndhurst. This EH Grade I listed LinkExternal link church has a very fine interior. The East Window seen ahead is by Burne-Jones, and beneath it the fresco "The Wise and Foolish Virgins" painted onto the reredos by Lord Leighton. (see a clearer image of the latter here: SU2908 : The Leighton Fresco, St Michael and All Angels church, Lyndhurst). Towards the top of the image can be seen two of the finely carved wooden angels that adorn the roof.
Lyndhurst - St Michael & All Angels - Pulpit detail The pulpit in St Michael & All Angels, Lyndhurst is finely carved, the figure on the right here is, I believe, St Michael slaying a dragon.
Lyndhurst - St Michael & All Angels - Pulpit detail
The pulpit in St Michael & All Angels, Lyndhurst is finely carved, the figure on the right here is, I believe, St Michael slaying a dragon.
Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst Beaulieu Road is the B3056 road, linking the village of Lyndhurst with the village of Beaulieu.  It passes through part of The New Forest.

This image shows the road as it heads out of Lyndhurst.
Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst
Beaulieu Road is the B3056 road, linking the village of Lyndhurst with the village of Beaulieu. It passes through part of The New Forest. This image shows the road as it heads out of Lyndhurst.
Lyndhurst Post Office A convenience store in the Lyndhurst, which houses the village post office.
Lyndhurst Post Office
A convenience store in the Lyndhurst, which houses the village post office.
Traction engine in Lyndhurst A traction engine pulling a couple of trailers on the A35 entering the village of Lyndhurst.
Traction engine in Lyndhurst
A traction engine pulling a couple of trailers on the A35 entering the village of Lyndhurst.
Pubs in Lyndhurst The Stag Hotel and The Mailman's Arms in the village of Lyndhurst.  The Mailman's Arms is one of the Greene King chain of pubs.

The road in the foreground forms part of the A35 heading eastwards through the village.  The road is a one-way street, part of a one-way system which takes traffic through the village.
Pubs in Lyndhurst
The Stag Hotel and The Mailman's Arms in the village of Lyndhurst. The Mailman's Arms is one of the Greene King chain of pubs. The road in the foreground forms part of the A35 heading eastwards through the village. The road is a one-way street, part of a one-way system which takes traffic through the village.
Houses on Gosport Lane, Lyndhurst A short terrace of houses on Gosport Lane, in the village of Lyndhurst.  The road forms part of a one-way system taking the busy A35 road through the village.
Houses on Gosport Lane, Lyndhurst
A short terrace of houses on Gosport Lane, in the village of Lyndhurst. The road forms part of a one-way system taking the busy A35 road through the village.
Gosport Lane, Lyndhurst Gosport Lane forms part of a one-way system taking the A35 and A337 roads through the village of Lyndhurst.
Gosport Lane, Lyndhurst
Gosport Lane forms part of a one-way system taking the A35 and A337 roads through the village of Lyndhurst.
The Meadows, Lyndhurst The Meadows is a residential cul-de-sac in the village of Lyndhurst.
The Meadows, Lyndhurst
The Meadows is a residential cul-de-sac in the village of Lyndhurst.
The Meadows, Lyndhurst The Meadows is a residential development in the village of Lyndhurst.
The Meadows, Lyndhurst
The Meadows is a residential development in the village of Lyndhurst.
The Meadows, Lyndhurst The Meadows is a residential development in the village of Lyndhurst.
The Meadows, Lyndhurst
The Meadows is a residential development in the village of Lyndhurst.
Church Lane, Lyndhurst Church Lane in the village of Lyndhurst, in Hampshire.
Church Lane, Lyndhurst
Church Lane in the village of Lyndhurst, in Hampshire.
Steps to the High Street, Lyndhurst A flight of steps leading down from St. Michael's and All Angels church (behind the photographer) to Lyndhurst's High Street.  The High Street forms part of a one-way system taking the A35 and A337 roads through the village.  The Crown hotel stand on the other side of the High Street.
Steps to the High Street, Lyndhurst
A flight of steps leading down from St. Michael's and All Angels church (behind the photographer) to Lyndhurst's High Street. The High Street forms part of a one-way system taking the A35 and A337 roads through the village. The Crown hotel stand on the other side of the High Street.
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Bank is located at Grid Ref: SU2807 (Lat: 50.861829, Lng: -1.59402)

Administrative County: Hampshire

District: New Forest

Police Authority: Hampshire

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Located within 500m of 50.861829,-1.59402
Barrier: cattle_grid
Lat/Long: 50.859849/-1.5915863
Bank
Is In: Hampshire, England, UK
Place: hamlet
Wikidata: Q4855876
Wikipedia: en:Bank, Hampshire
Lat/Long: 50.8638806/-1.5948035
Bridge: yes
Lat/Long: 50.8591486/-1.5988817
Lcn Ref: 259
Lat/Long: 50.860111/-1.5908873
Barrier: stile
Lat/Long: 50.8661462/-1.5939321
Bank Turning
Naptan AtcoCode: 1900HA080893
Naptan Bearing: NE
Naptan BusStopType: CUS
Naptan CommonName: Bank Turning
Naptan Crossing: Pinkneys Lane
Naptan Landmark: Cuffnell's Farm
Naptan NaptanCode: hamagptp
Naptan Street: A35
Naptan Verified: no
Source: naptan_import
Lat/Long: 50.866252/-1.5933274
Bus Stop
Bank Turning
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 1900HA080894
Naptan Bearing: S
Naptan CommonName: Bank Turning
Naptan Crossing: A35
Naptan Landmark: Cuffnell's Farm
Naptan NaptanCode: hamagptm
Naptan Street: Pinkney Lane
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Source: naptan_import
Lat/Long: 50.8657637/-1.5937518
Post Box
Bank
Collection Plate: CP1
Collection Times: Mo-Fr 16:00; Sa 07:00
Operator: Royal Mail
Operator Wikidata: Q638098
Post Box Type: wall
Ref: SO43 3
Royal Cypher: GR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102273
Lat/Long: 50.8618673/-1.5952587
Parking
Capacity: 6
Lat/Long: 50.8597884/-1.5917339
Telephone
Booth: K6
Covered: booth
Man Made: telephone_box
Lat/Long: 50.863491/-1.5951831
Access: yes
Barrier: cattle_grid
Lat/Long: 50.865528/-1.593805
fire hydrant
Lat/Long: 50.8605927/-1.598336
fire hydrant
Lat/Long: 50.8619686/-1.5952517
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