Fordingbridge

Fordingbridge
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Fordingbridge
Fordingbridge Location within Hampshire
Population	6,200 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SU148142
Civil parish	Fordingbridge
District	New Forest
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FORDINGBRIDGE
Postcode district	SP6
Dialling code	01425
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	New Forest West
List of places UK England Hampshire 50°55′39″N 1°47′24″W / 50.9275°N 1.7901°W / 50.9275; -1.7901

Fordingbridge is a town and broader civil parish with a population of 6,200^[2] on the River Avon in the New Forest District of Hampshire, England. It is located near the Dorset and Wiltshire borders and on the edge of the New Forest.

It is 81 miles (130 km) southwest of London, and 10 miles (16 km) south of the city of Salisbury. Fordingbridge is a former market town famed for its seven-arch late medieval bridge, which crosses the River Avon at the centre of the town. The Avon Valley Path passes through the town.

Since 1982 Fordingbridge has been twinned with Vimoutiers in Normandy, France.^[3]