Burley leaflet

Burley is one of the largest conservation areas in the district, covering Burley and Burley Street with the New Forest reaching into the village centre. Designated in 1981, the area protects the relationship between buildings and the landscape of historic field boundaries, narrow hedged lanes, and trees. It contains Grade II listed cottages, churches and the Manor, plus many unlisted late 19th and early 20th century brick and slate cottages and small country houses, including four with gardens by Gertrude Jekyll. The boundary includes prehistoric evidence such as Castle Hill. Common grazing rights remain, with ponies and donkeys on the lanes. Modern pressures include house extensions, garden encroachment, and removal of hedges, which threaten the traditional character.