1. an area of woods and heathland in southern Hampshire that was set aside by William I as Crown property in 1079; originally a royal hunting ground but now administered as parkland; noted for its ponies;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
New Forest
n 1: an area of woods and heathland in southern Hampshire that
was set aside by William I as Crown property in 1079;
originally a royal hunting ground but now administered as
parkland; noted for its ponies