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Lyndhurst, Bank and Emery Down on old maps - an introduction
Old maps have many fascinating stories to tell - a picture is certainly worth a thousand words. Check out these old maps of Lyndhurst and discover how the village and surrounding area has changed over the centuries and how, in some cases, time has passed by remarkably unnoticed.
Richardson, King, Driver and Driver's late 18th century / early 19th century maps
Ordnance Survey maps - 6 inches to the mile
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New Forest heritage - introduction
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Lyndhurst, Bank and Emery Down history - introduction and topic links
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** New Forest ponies and other animals**
Sadly, 58 animals were killed - 35 ponies, 13 cows, 8 donkeys and 2 sheep, whilst a further 32 were injured - 3 pigs, 9 donkeys, 11 cows and 9 ponies.
(Forty-three accidents occurred in daylight, 15 at twilight and 101 in the dark. Twenty-seven accidents were not reported by the driver involved).
Here's just one horrific example - Three donkeys killed in collision with van at notorious New Forest blackspot (Advertiser and Times)
** Always take care when driving **