This article is about the local government district. For the National Park and historic forest after which the district is named, see New Forest.
Non-metropolitan district in England
New Forest
Non-metropolitan district
The Redbridge Bridge in Totton
Motto:
"Old yet ever new"
New Forest shown within Hampshire
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Constituent country
England
Region
South East England
Non-metropolitan county
Hampshire
Status
Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ
Lyndhurst
Incorporated
1 April 1974
Government
• Type
Non-metropolitan district council
• Body
New Forest District Council
• MPs
Julian Lewis Desmond Swayne
Area
• Total
290.8 sq mi (753.2 km2)
• Rank
43rd (of 296)
Population
(2022)
• Total
175,942
• Rank
119th (of 296)
• Density
610/sq mi (230/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
[1]
• Ethnic groups
List
96.8% White
1.3% Mixed
1.2% Asian
0.4% Black
0.4% other
Religion (2021)
[1]
• Religion
List
51.1% Christianity
40.9% no religion
6.1% not stated
0.6% Islam
0.5% other
0.3% Buddhism
0.3% Hinduism
0.2% Judaism
0.1% Sikhism
Time zone
UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code
24UJ (ONS) E07000091 (GSS)
OS grid reference
SU2581608959
New Forest is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Lyndhurst, although the largest town is Totton. The district also includes the towns of Fordingbridge, Lymington, New Milton and Ringwood. The district is named after and covers most of the New Forest National Park, which occupies much of the central part of the district. The main urban areas are around the periphery of the forest. The district has a coastline onto the Solent to the south and Southampton Water to the east.
The neighbouring districts are Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, Wiltshire, Test Valley, Southampton and Eastleigh (across Southampton Water). The district also faces the Isle of Wight across the Solent.
^ abUK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – New Forest Local Authority (E07000091)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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