Tunworth is a

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Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire ...

Geography

Location

Tunworth is located in North East

. Tunworth is located approximately from Basingstoke, the nearest major town. There are numerous villages nearby, such as *

Upton Grey Upton Grey is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. History Roman times The village is on the line of an ancient Roman road, the Chichester to Silchester Way. Norman times The Grey derives from the years when the village was owned ...

, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the east *Weston Patrick, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) to the south east *

Mapledurwell Mapledurwell is a village in Hampshire, England, that is located south east of Basingstoke. The name Mapledurwell means 'maple tree spring.' History Recorded in the Domesday Book, the land was held by Anschill for Edward the Confessor. From 1086, ...

, 2.8 miles (4.5 km) to the north *Winslade, 1.9 miles (3.0 km) to the west *

Herriard Herriard is a village and civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Basingstoke, which lies north. The village is situated mainly on the A339 road between Alton, and Basingstoke. At the 2001 ...

, 3.0 miles (4.8 km) to the south All distances were determined usin
Google Maps
and are therefore by road rather than direct.

Physical geography

The village is spread across several hills, known as the Tunworth Downs. These are caused by the same geological processes as the

North Downs The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England that stretch from Farnham in Surrey to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent. Much of the North Downs comprises two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs): the Surrey Hills a ...

. The highest point in Tunworth is around 420 ft (130m)

Buildings

The little downland church of All Saints, Tunworth, is part of the benefice of

. The

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is 12th century. The church has Norman origins, though the only real sign of this, after the

Victorian restoration The Victorian restoration was the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria. It was not the same proc ...

, is a window on the north (far) side of the church. A notable grave in the churchyard is that of Colonel Julian Berry, son of the 1st Viscount Camrose of Hackwood Park.Memorial window to Julian Berry, Tunworth Church
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Amenities

Tunworth has one amenity, a bench, placed at the village high point. In 2012, an oak was planted by the bench to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. There was a school in Tunworth, but this was closed down in the 1950s. Most children now attend either a Basingstoke School or Long Sutton School.

Economy

The economy of Tunworth is mainly based in the

service industry The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the second ...

. The land around Tunworth is cultivated, meaning that there is some

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...

. In the past, successful

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have been bred in Tunworth. A large proportion of Tunworth residents do not work, as Tunworth has a significant number of older people.

Land ownership

Most of the land around Tunworth is either owned by th
Herriard Estate
or by Hackwood Park. This land is rented to various farmers and is also used for pheasant shooting. Some property is owned by the Herriard Estate as well, and is rented out.

References

External links

* ''Hampshire Treasures: Volume 2 (Basingstoke and Deane)'' Tunworth Page

an

Stained Glass Windows at All Saints, Tunworth, Hampshire

Tunworth

(Hampshire County Council)
Listed Buildings in Tunworth, Hampshire, England

Tunworth Church of England School, Basingstoke
(National Archives)
Tunworth parish
(National Archives)
Tunworth
(Old Hampshire Gazetteer)
Conservation Area Appraisal: Tunworth

The path from Tunworth Church
{{authority control Villages in Hampshire Civil parishes in Basingstoke and Deane