Tunworth in England
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Gertrude Jekyll

Gertrude Jekyll was an influential British horticulturist, garden designer, artist and writer. She created over 400 gardens in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States, and wrote over 1,000 articles for to Country Life magazine, The Garden and other magazines. Jekyll has been described as "a premier influence in garden design" by English and American gardening enthusiasts.

Located at 51.2313, -1.0015 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Arts and Crafts Movement artists, British garden writers, English landscape and garden designers, English gardeners, English horticulturists, English women writers, People from Waverley (district), Women architects, 1843 births, 1932 deaths, Victoria Medal of Honour (Horticulture) recipients, Women of the Victorian era, People of the Edwardian era, Landscape design history of England, Gardens in Hampshire, 1907 establishments in England,

Basing House

Basing House was a major Tudor palace and castle in the village of Old Basing in the English county of Hampshire. It once rivaled Hampton Court Palace in its size and opulence. Today only its foundations and earthworks remain. The ruins are a Grade II listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Located at 51.2687, -1.05248 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Basingstoke, Country houses in Hampshire, Ruins in Hampshire, Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Hampshire, Sieges involving England, Museums in Hampshire, History museums in Hampshire, Archaeological museums in England, Basingstoke and Deane, Castles in Hampshire

Lychpit

Lychpit is now the name of a modern housing development adjacent to Old Basing near Basingstoke, Hampshire. The modern development started in the early 1980s but the area has an ancient past associated with that of Old Basing. The name derives from a wooded dell that still exists at the western end of Little Basing.

Located at 51.2705, -1.05245 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Villages in Hampshire, Areas of Basingstoke

Thomas Carleton

Thomas Carleton (c. 1735 – 2 February 1817) was a British army officer who was promoted to Colonel during the American Revolutionary War after relieving the siege of Quebec in 1776. After the war, he was appointed as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, and supervised the resettlement of Loyalists from the United States in the province. He held this position until his death.

Located at 51.272, -1.0025 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1735 births, 1817 deaths, British Army personnel of the American Revolutionary War, 29th Regiment of Foot officers, Worcestershire Regiment officers, Lancashire Fusiliers officers, Lieutenant Governors of New Brunswick, Pre-Confederation New Brunswick people, Anglo-Irish people

Andwell Priory

Andwell Priory is an alien priory of Benedictine monks in Andwell, Hampshire, England. This small priory was founded as a cell of the great Benedictine abbey of Tiron in the twelfth century by Adam de Port of nearby Mapledurwell. The grant of lands in Nately and other rents were confirmed by a charter of King Henry I of England.

Located at 51.2683, -1.0142 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Benedictine monasteries in England, Priories in Hampshire, Alien priories in England, 12th-century establishments in England

St. Swithun's, Nately Scures

St Swithun's Church, Nately Scures is the smallest ancient Church of England parish church in the English county of Hampshire. Newnham and Nately Scures are part of the Anglican United Parish which includes: Greywell, Mapledurwell and Up Nately, which in turn are covenanted with a further seven churches in the area.

Located at 51.272, -1.0025 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Church of England churches in Hampshire, 12th-century architecture

Battle of Basing

The Battle of Basing was a battle on 22 January 871 at Old Basing in what is now the English county of Hampshire. It was one of a series of battles that took place following an invasion of the then kingdom of Wessex by an army of Danes. Both battle and campaign are described in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. The Danes had established a camp at Reading, and the previous battles of Englefield, Reading and Ashdown had proved indecisive, with victories to both sides.

Located at 51.2704, -1.0473 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Conflicts in 871, Battles involving Wessex, Battles involving the Vikings, Battles involving Denmark, Military history of Hampshire, 9th century in England, 870s in Europe

Siege of Basing House

The siege of Basing House near Basingstoke in Hampshire, was a Parliamentarian victory late in the First English Civil War. Whereas the title of the event may suggest a single siege, there were in fact three major engagements. John Paulet, 5th Marquis of Winchester owned the house and as a committed Royalist garrisoned it in support of King Charles I, as it commanded the road from London to the west through Salisbury.

Located at 51.2686, -1.0518 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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First English Civil War, Conflicts in 1644, English Civil War, Battles of the English Civil Wars, 1644 in England, Sieges involving England