Location within the British Isles

Ringwood is a town in Hampshire, England, on the River Avon, to the west of the New Forest and north of Bournemouth. The town was traditionally an agricultural centre, but since the closure of its cattle market in 1989, it has increasingly become a dormitory town. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Hampshire (abbr. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... The River Avon is a river in the county of Hampshire in the south of England. ... Bucklers Hard on the Beaulieu River The New Forest is an area of southern England which includes the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and old-growth forest in the heavily-populated south east of England. ... Bournemouth is a seaside resort on the south coast of England. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section should be merged with Bedroom community A dormitory town is generally a rural town where a large proportion of its population commute to nearby cities. ...

The BBC television comedy series "The Brittas Empire" was filmed at Ringwood Recreation Centre. The Brittas Empire was a British television sitcom, that ran between 1991 and 1997. ...

Ringwood is the home of the Ringwood Brewery, which produces a variety of cask ales. Ringwood Brewery, is a small brewery situated on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, United Kingdom near the Dorset border. ... Cask ale is the term given to unfiltered and unpasteurised beer which is conditioned and served from a cask without additional pressure. ...

According to William Camden’s Britannia (1607) the name was originally Regnewood. It was listed in the Domesday Book as Rincewed. It meant 'the wood of the Regni'. The Regni were an ancient people of Britain. (For the 1607 version in Latin and English, see Library of Humanistic Texts. For Edmund Gibson's 1722 English translation, see Archive CD Books , listed as "Camden's Britannia 1588", p133.)

The town is home to the very prestigious Ringwood School Of Language. Aswell as the much celebrated James Prattent.