Martin, Hampshire

Martin is a village and civil parish in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. The nearest town, Fordingbridge, is 7 miles (11 km) to the south-east, and the cathedral city of Salisbury is 12 miles (19 km) to the north-east.

Martin straddles the Allen River (a tributary of the Avon) and forms the most western projection of Hampshire. The village street runs north-west to south-east through the parish. The hamlets of East Martin and Tidpit are close by. The parish was part of Wiltshire until 1895. The main Dorchester to Salisbury road (the A354) passes about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of the village.

The church of All Saints at Martin dates from Norman times although much of its fabric is 14th-century. Of note are its Elizabethan chalice, a paten dated 1743 and an 18th-century baluster font. The majority of the stained glass dates from 1880, with the glass in the north transept added about 15 years later.

The village green has an old village pump over a well, an iron frame impaled by a cranked spindle. The base of the 15th-century village cross can also be seen here.

The chalk grasslands of Martin Down are a national nature reserve.

In 1983 the village was used as one of the scenes for the Doctor Who episode The Awakening; the other being Shapwick, Dorset.