STRATFIELD-TURGIS
"STRATFIELD-TURGIS, a parish in the lower half of Holdshott hundred, county
Hants, 8 miles N. of Winchfield, its post town, 5 N.W. from
Hartford-Bridge, and 5 from the Mortimer railway station. The living is a
rectory in the diocese of Winchester, value £204. The church is dedicated
to All Saints. The parochial charities produce about £3 per annum. There is
a free school, and the children of this parish have the privilege of
frequenting the endowed National and infant schools belonging to the parish
of Strathfieldsaye. The Duke of Wellington is lord of the manor."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
[Last updated: 4th August 2003 - Brian Pears]
