The '''New Forest''' is over 900 years old. It is a mainly wooded area in southern [[Hampshire]] developed as a hunting reserve by the [[Norman]] kings in the 11th century. It occupies about 336 sq. km. (130 sq. miles) between the [[River Avon]] and [[Southampton]] Water. The towns of Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst are within its boundaries. | The '''New Forest''' is over 900 years old. It is a mainly wooded area in southern [[Hampshire]] developed as a hunting reserve by the [[Norman]] kings in the 11th century. It occupies about 336 sq. km. (130 sq. miles) between the [[River Avon]] and [[Southampton]] Water. The towns of Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst are within its boundaries. |