Blackfield
Blackfield Recreation ground
Blackfield Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU443023
Civil parish	Fawley
District	New Forest
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode district	SO45
Dialling code	023
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	New Forest East
List of places UK England Hampshire 50°49′06″N 1°22′22″W / 50.8184°N 1.3728°W / 50.8184; -1.3728

Blackfield is a village in Hampshire, England. It is within the parish of Fawley, which is part of the ward of Fawley, Blackfield and Langley.

Schools

The local school is Blackfield Primary (previously divided into Blackfield Infants, and Blackfield Junior Schools). The catchment secondary school for Blackfield is New Forest Academy.

History

The name "Blackfields" was originally applied to an area of countryside near the village of Fawley, and there is still a Blackwell Common next to Blackfield.^[1] The name presumably derives from the soil colour, some of which is marshy and black.^[1] The settlement of Blackfield began in the late 19th century when, at first mud cottages, and then later, small red-brick houses were built in the area of moorland once known as Hugh's Common.^[2] It was close to the small village of Langley.

Sport and leisure

Blackfield has a Non-League football club Blackfield & Langley F.C., which plays at The Gang Warily Community & Recreation Centre.

In 2020, Hampshire County Council announced plans to close the village library. ^[3]

Demographics

As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, Blackfield had a population of 5,848. The town is primarily Christians, with 2,748 people declaring their religion as Christianity. ^[4]