Turgis Green

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Turgis Green is located in Hampshire
Turgis Green
Turgis Green
Location within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU6951359250
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHook
Postcode districtRG27
Dialling code01256
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteStratfield Turgis Parish Meeting
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
51°19′39″N 1°00′08″W / 51.3276°N 1.0022°W / 51.3276; -1.0022

Turgis Green is a hamlet in the English county of Hampshire. It is split between the civil parishes of Hartley Wespall and Stratfield Turgis. It contains six Grade II listed buildings and a Grade II listed milestone (on the A33).[1]

Governance

The hamlet of Turgis Green lies on the border of the civil parishes of Stratfield Turgis and Hartley Wespall[2] with several houses in either parish. It is part of the Pamber and Silchester ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.[3] The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.

Geography

Turgis Green is located nine miles south of the large town of Reading, and six miles north of Basingstoke.

Nearby towns and cities: Basingstoke, Reading

Transportation

The hamlet is situated on the northern section of the busy A33 road, which splits it north to south. It is not served by any public transport.

History

The hamlet is named for the Turgis family that owned land locally in the thirteenth century. Turgis Green was inclosed in 1866 as a result of the Inclosure Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 118),[4] which permitted landlords to enclose open fields and common land and deny local people their historic rights to graze on these area, as well as wood gathering and water rights. Late in the eighteenth century it was proposed to build a cut (canal branch) from the Basingstoke Canal to Turgis Green but the proposal never came to fruition.[5]

Sport and leisure

The hamlet includes a cricket pitch, home of the Stratfield Turgis & Hartley Wespall Cricket Club, and small children's playground.

Religious Sites

Turgis Green is served by the church of St. Mary the Blessed Virgin, about a mile from the hamlet and close to the hamlet of Hartley Wespall.

References

  1. ^ "British Listed Buildings". 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Hampshire County Council's legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Basingstoke and Deane Wards info". 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  4. ^ "A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 4". 1911. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  5. ^ "The History of the Basingstoke Canal" (PDF). 1973. Retrieved 1 January 2011.