Stratfield Turgis

Stratfield Turgis

The deconsecrated All Saints' Church, Stratfield Turgis
Stratfield Turgis
 Stratfield Turgis shown within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU695598
Civil parishStratfield Turgis
DistrictBasingstoke and Deane
Shire countyHampshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town HOOK
Postcode district RG27
Dialling code 01256
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentNorh East Hampshire
WebsiteStratfield Turgis Parish Meeting
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Coordinates: 51°19′55″N 1°00′04″W / 51.3319°N 1.0010°W

Stratfield Turgis is a small village and civil parish in the north-east of the English county of Hampshire.

History

The name of Stratfield Turgis derives from its origins on open land (Old English feld) by the Roman road (Old English stræt) from Silchester to London, and the Turgis family, who held the manor of the de Ports and St. Johns from as early as 1270.

Governance

The village of Stratfield Turgis is part of the civil parish of Stratfield Turgis,[1] and is part of the Pamber and Silchester ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.[2] The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.

Geography

Stratfield Turgis is located on the main A33 between Reading and Basingstoke at 51°20′N 1°0′W / 51.333°N 1.000°W. It comprises the hamlets of Spanish Green and Turgis Green together with Stratfield Turgis itself and surrounding outlying farms.

Sport and leisure

Stratfield Turgis & Hartley Wespall Cricket Club play at Turgis Green.

References

  1. ↑ "Hampshire County Council’s legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Basingstoke and Deane Wards info". 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.

External links

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