Tunworth is a

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and

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Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ...

Geography

Location

Tunworth is located in North East

. Tunworth is located approximately from

Basingstoke Basingstoke ( ) is a town in Hampshire, situated in south-central England across a valley at the source of the River Loddon on the western edge of the North Downs. It is the largest settlement in Hampshire without city status in the United King ...

, the nearest major town. There are numerous villages nearby, such as (distances by road) *

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 and former civil parish, now in the parish of Mapledurwell and Up Nately, in the Basingstoke and Deane district, in the county of Hampshire, England. It is located south east of Basingstoke. In 1931 the parish had a po ...

, 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 200 ...

, 3.0 miles (4.8 km) to the south

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 Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Areas of Outstanding Natural Be ...

. 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

church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...

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 wikt:refurbish, refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England church (building), churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century Victorian era, re ...

, 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

There is a bench at the village high point. In 2012, an oak was planted beside the bench to mark the

Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II The year 2012 marked the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II being the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. The only diamond jubilee celebration for any of Elizabeth's predecessors was in 1897, for Queen Victo ...

. There was a school in Tunworth, but this was closed down in the 1950s. Most children now attend either a

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 s ...

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

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

. 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

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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