Eling, Hampshire

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	Eling Location within Hampshire
Civil parish	Totton and Eling;
District	New Forest;
Shire county	Hampshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
	List of places UK England Hampshire 50°54′45″N 1°29′07″W / 50.9125°N 1.4854°W

Eling is a village in the civil parish of Totton and Eling, in the New Forest district, in the county of Hampshire, England.^[1] The parish was originally just called Eling, even though the larger town of Totton was described as the "principal place in the parish" from as early as 1875. ^[2]

The village is located 86 miles (138 km) from London and is 5 miles northwest of the centre of Southampton.^[2]

The name "Eling" means 'Edla's people'.^[3] Eling was recorded in the Domesday Book as Edlinges.^[4]

References

^ "Parishes: Eling". British History Online.
^ ^a ^b Kelly, Edward Robert (1875). Hampshire Including the Isle of Wight. With Maps ...
^ "Eling Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
^ "Place name: Eling". The National Archives. Retrieved 14 January 2025.

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[1] "Parishes: Eling". British History Online.

[:0-2] Kelly, Edward Robert (1875). Hampshire Including the Isle of Wight. With Maps ...

[3] "Eling Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 14 January 2025.

[4] "Place name: Eling". The National Archives. Retrieved 14 January 2025.

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