article_snippet.sent: The property is situated in the New Forest, the former hunting ground of William the Conquerer.
article_snippet.sent: the New Forest was created as a royal hunting enclave in 1079 when King William I, also known as William the Conquerer, wanted somewhere to hunt.
article_snippet.sent: Ten centuries on, the New Forest is still largely in royal hands, with around 90 per cent of the New Forest belonging to the Crown.
article_snippet.sent: the New Forest is bounded by Christchurch in the south west, Southampton in the east, and Fordingbridge and Redlynch in the north.
article_snippet.sent: William Rufus, the Conqueror's son and successor, was shot and killed by a stray arrow while hunting in the New Forest in 1100.
article_snippet.sent: The Rufus Stone, a small memorial near Stoney Cross in the heart of the New Forest, marks the spot where he reputedly fell.
article_snippet.sent: the New Forest is still largely in royal hands, with around 90 per cent of the New Forest belonging to the Crown.