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Ossemsley

Hamlet in Hampshire, England

Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
official_name	Ossemsley
static_image_name	Ossemsley Estate - geograph.org.uk - 365175.jpg
static_image_caption	Ossemsley
civil_parish	New Milton
shire_district	New Forest
shire_county	Hampshire
region	South East England
constituency_westminster	New Forest West
post_town	NEW MILTON
postcode_district	BH25 5
postcode_area	BH
dial_code	01425
os_grid_reference	SZ234978

Ossemsley is an extended hamlet in the New Forest National Park of Hampshire, England. It lies close to the village of Bashley. The nearest town is New Milton, which lies approximately 1.7 miles (2.4 km) to the south.

History

Ossemsley

The name Ossemsley probably means "Osmund's wood/clearing". An estate called "Oselei" appears twice in the Domesday Book, but it is listed with places in the Boldre area, so it is thought unlikely to refer to Ossemsley. In 1670 Thomas Stevens is known to have been in possession of "Osmondsley".

Ossemsley Manor Estate

Ossemsley has never developed into a village, and today it is a scatter of houses in a mix of farmland and woodland. Grade II listed Ossemsley Manor House changed hands a few times during the 19th century before being rebuilt in 1908 for Sir Alfred Cooper. Ossemsley Manor was one of the houses in which Siegfried Sassoon's wife, Lady Hester Gatty, spent her childhood. Sassoon himself is known to have visited Ossemsley Manor in the 1930s. In the lead up to the D-Day invasion of 1944, the battalion of the 2nd Glosters were stationed (in tents) at Ossemsley manor. It is also reported that there was a prisoner-of-war camp at Ossemsley, but its precise location is not certain. In 1982, the manor house was converted into exclusive residential apartments and remains a private residence.

References

[[Arthur Lloyd (historian). A. T. Lloyd]], J. E. S. Brooks, (1996), ''The History of New Milton and its Surrounding Area, Centenary Edition'', page 14
H. C. Darby, Eila M. J. Campbell, (2008), ''The Domesday Geography of South-East England'', page 327. Cambridge University Press
A. T. Lloyd, J. E. S. Brooks, (1996), ''The History of New Milton and its Surrounding Area, Centenary Edition'', page 28
[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1275927 Ossemsley Manor House], English Heritage
[[Max Egremont]], (2006), ''Siegfried Sassoon'', page 384. Pan Macmillan
Max Egremont, (2006), ''Siegfried Sassoon'', page 385. Pan Macmillan
Andrew Holborn, (2010), ''56th Infantry Brigade and D-Day: An Independent Infantry Brigade and the Campaign in North West Europe 1944-1945'', page 57. Continuum International
[https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/08/prisoner-of-war-camps-uk Every prisoner of war camp in the UK mapped and listed], ''[[The Guardian]]'', retrieved 14 January 2012
[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=147560 Prisoner of War Camp 624], Pastscape, retrieved 14 January 2012
"9 Ossemsley Manor". Spencers Property.

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