Turgis Green


Turgis Green is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Stratfield Turgis in the English county of Hampshire. It is in the civil parish of Hartley Wespall. It contains six Grade II listed buildings and a Grade II listed milestone.

Governance

The hamlet of Turgis Green is part of the civil parish of Stratfield Turgis, and is part of the Pamber and Silchester ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council. The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.

Transportation

The hamlet is situated on the northern section of the busy A33 road, which splits it north to south. It is not served by any public transport.

History

The hamlet is named for the Turgis family that owned land locally in the thirteenth century. Turgis Green was inclosed in 1866 as a result of the General Inclosure Act, which permitted landlords to enclose open fields and common land and deny local people their historic rights to graze on these area, as well as wood gathering and water rights.
Late in the eighteenth century it was proposed to build a cut from the Basingstoke Canal to Turgis Green but the proposal never came to fruition.

Sport and leisure

The hamlet includes a cricket pitch, home of the Stratfield Turgis & Hartley Wespall Cricket Club, and small children's playground.

Religious Sites

Turgis Green is served by the church of St. Mary the Blessed Virgin, about a mile from the hamlet and close to the hamlet of Hartley Wespall.