Tangley
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Tangley is a village in the English county of Hampshire. Tangley is situated north of the old market town of Andover and the village of Charlton, Hampshire.
Tangley Parish covers an area of 4017 acres and has just over 600 residents in three villages, Tangley, Wildhern and Hatherden and the hamlets of Charlton Down and Little Hatherden. It lies in the north west corner of Hampshire and most of it is an officially designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
The houses are typical of the different kinds to be found in the area with the older ones being of flint and brick and chalk cob with thatched or tiled roofs.
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Tangley was the last point for the drovers who walked their sheep over the downs to the famous Weyhill Fair in October each year. Tangley offered refreshment and comfort to the tired drovers and their flocks in the form of five inns or beer houses, of which two remain – The Fox to the south and The Cricketer’s in the centre of the village.
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Situated in the heart of Tangley is the Off Road Motivations Driving Centre [1]
As well as walking, off road driving, equestrian activities, you can also join the activity known as Bike Ride Of The Day.
A walk through the parish of Tangley takes one through woodland, downland and farmland. The villages are scattered on the chalklands south of the Hampshire downs, on high land which overlooks the Bourne valley to the north and the remains of Chute Forest to the west.
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The name Tangley is Anglo-Saxon. The earliest reference, in 1174, calls it Tangelea, meaning a wood or clearing (leah) on a tongue, or perhaps tongues, of land. Tangelea 1175. Possibly 'woodland clearing at the spits of land'. Old English tang + leah
Tangley has a War Memorial dedicated to those who gave their lives in the Great War of 1914-1918.
Tangley has become famous for the devastating fire that consumed its manor house, and resulted in the deaths of MP Michael Colvin and his wife in February 2000. See BBC report
The small Victorian church of [St Thomas][2] is surrounded by its old graveyard with ancient yew trees. People have prayed here for centuries and three sarcen stones are witness to worship in prehistoric times. The font is unique.
Tangley Parish Hall The Parish Hall, which was rebuilt in 1959, is situated in the peaceful village of Wildhern. It lies on a four and a half acre site which is in a designated area of outstanding natural beauty.
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