Place:Tunworth, Hampshire, England

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NameTunworth
Alt namesTunewordesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 125
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates51.233°N 1.033°W
Located inHampshire, England
See alsoBasingstoke Hundred, Hampshire, Englandancient county division in which it was located
Basingstoke Rural, Hampshire, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1974
Basingstoke and Deane District, Hampshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
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source: Family History Library Catalog
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Tunworth is a hamlet and civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane District of Hampshire. It is located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) from Basingstoke, the nearest major town. There are numerous villages nearby, such as Upton Grey, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the east, Weston Patrick, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) to the south east, Mapledurwell, 2.8 miles (4.5 km) to the north, Winslade, 1.9 miles (3.0 km) to the west, and Herriard, 3.0 miles (4.8 km) to the south. Distances given are measurements by road.

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Tunworth from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"TUNWORTH, a parish in Basingstoke [registration] district, Hants; 3½ miles SE of Basingstoke [railway] station. Post town: Basingstoke. Acres: 1,104. Real property: £1,128. Population: 118. Houses: 23. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value: £150. Patron: F. J. E. Jervoise, Esq. The church is good."

Research Tips

  • Victoria County History of Hampshire, volume 4, chapter on Tunworth.
  • GENUKI has a list of archive holders in Hampshire including the Hampshire Record Office, various museums in Portsmouth and Southhampton, the Isle of Wight Record Office and Archives.
  • The Hampshire Online Parish Clerk project has a large collection of transcriptions from Parish Registers across Hampshire.
  • A listing of all the Registration Districts in England and Wales since their introduction in 1837 together with tables listing the parishes that were part of each district and the time period covered, along with detailed notes on changes of parish name, mergers, etc. Do respect the copyright on this material.
  • The three-storey City Museum in Winchester covers the Iron Age and Roman periods, the Middle Ages, and the Victorian period.
  • Volumes in The Victoria County History Series are available for Hampshire through British History Online. There are three volumes and the county is covered by parishes within the old divisions of "hundreds".
A collection of maps on the A Vision of Britain through Time website illustrating the English county of Hampshire over the period 1832-1932 (the last two are expandible):
  • A group of maps of the post-1974 municipal districts or boroughs of Hampshire on Wikipedia Commons
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