Hartley Wintney
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| Hartley Wintney shown within Hampshire | |
| Population | 4,999 (2011 Census including Hartfordbridge) |
| OS grid reference | SU764567 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HOOK |
| Postcode district | RG27 |
| Dialling code | 01252 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
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| Website | http://www.hartleywintney.org.uk |
Hartley Wintney is a large village and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire.
Hartley Wintney is in the Hart district of North-East Hampshire. The parish includes the adjoining sub-village of Phoenix Green to the south and surrounding hamlets of Dipley, West Green, Elvetham and Hartfordbridge, as well as large wooded areas such as Yateley Heath Wood and part of Hazeley Heath. The River Hart flows to the northeast of the village. The River Whitewater forms the western parish boundary and the M3 motorway forms the southern boundary.
The village has a typical wide Hampshire main street, lined with local businesses, shops, public houses and a Baptist church. It is particularly well known for a proliferation of good antique shops. At the southern end is the village green and duckpond (with thatched duck house). The duckpond is known locally as Hatton's Pond, it was named after the host of the Waggon & Horses public house c.1870 [1]. The red-brick parish church of St John overlooks the green and the elegant Mildmay oak trees beyond. The oaks were planted by Lady St John Mildmay in response to the call, in 1807, by Admiral Collingwood following the Battle of Trafalgar for landowners to plant oaks to provide timber for naval ships. A Roman Catholic church, dedicated to St Thomas More, was built in the 1960s; in 2016 it suffered a fire which destroyed the roof. The cricket green, home of the oldest cricket club in Hampshire, is behind the shops adjoining a second picturesque duckpond and Dutch-gabled farmhouse.
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