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Turnhurst Hall c1847

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Turnhurst Hall was a substantial house which stood in the parish of Wolstanton in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. The area of Newcastle-under-Lyme which now stands on the former estate is known as Turnhurst.

The most famous resident was canal pioneer James Brindley who perfected models of his canal locks in the grounds of the house. The estate was originally used for farming, but was later mined for coal and iron ore.

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4 Famous residents
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Turnhurst means "estate on the wooded hill", (from the Old English tun which means "enclosure, farm or estate" and hurst which means "wooded hill").

The General Muster Roll of 1539 shows an extract by a William Rowley of Turnhurst which indicates that there was a residence at the site before the hall was built. Turnhurst Hall itself was built around 1700.

Early in its history, Turnhurst Hall was divided into two family residences. Four generations of the Cole family lived there between 1745 and 1853. The pioneering canal engineer James Brindley lived at the hall from 1765 with his wife Anne Henshall until his death in 1772.

The hall suffered from subsidence caused by extensive mining and was demolished in 1929.

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The estate around the hall was used from earliest times for farming. John Cole who lived at Turnhurst Hall from 1745 bred prize winning longhorn cattle there.

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Fordingbridge is a former market town with a population of 6,000, on the River Avon and the A338 road in the west of Hampshire, England, near to the Dorset and Wiltshire borders and on the edge of the New Forest. It is within easy reach of the city of Salisbury, and the seaside resort of Bournemouth. The Avon Valley Path passes through the town.

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Fordingbridge was recorded in the Domesday Book and derives its name from “Forde” and “bridge”. The first Great Bridge, built in mediaeval times, is upstream from the ford. The bridge is a major feature of the town with its seven graceful arches, which can be seen very easily from the town’s large riverside park where you can walk along the riverbank draped with willows and waterside plants. Close by is a children’s play area, secluded memorial gardens, parks and sports playing fields.

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The Fordingbridge Museum [1], which houses local history exhibits, and the Visitor Information Centre are located in King's Yard. There is also a Roman villa [2] in the nearby village of Rockbourne, which is open to visitors during the summer.

Since 1982 Fordingbridge has been twinned with Vimoutiers in Normandy. [3]

Not far from the High Street is the parish church of St. Mary the Virgin. Largely built in 1150 it has some typical Norman characteristics.

Once an industrial and commercial centre, Fordingbridge boasted many trades and was noted for its smuggling. The infamous Captain Diamond, the “Smuggler King”, spent much of his time in a local hostelry. A bronze statue of the controversial painter, Augustus John, stands on the banks of the Avon near the Great Bridge.

The local comprehensive school is The Burgate School And Sixth Form Centre, which is situated in the northern outskirts of the town.

Fordingbridge railway station was closed in 1964. It was originally just outside the town, on the road leading to Sandleheath village, and connected the town with Salisbury in the North and Poole to the South.