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WHY NOT BECOME A HOW TO FIND US COUNTRYSIDE VOLUNTEER? B3011 to Reading Hazeley Heath A30 to Blackwater A30 B3011 Hartley Wintney A30 A323 Fleet A30 to Hook CHECK OUT (Hampshire County Council) WWW.HART.GOV.UK FOR DETAILS Enter this post code into your Sat Nav RG27 8QB to get to the right area, or type Hartley Wintney Commons into Google Maps Special acknowledgement goes to For information about our guided walks Mary Bennett for her contributions to and events contact us the leaflet content. email [email protected] or phone 01252 623443 Her full report can be found on our website www.hart.gov.uk facebook.com/HartCountrysideServices Further thanks also goes to the twitter.com/HartCountryside Hartley Wintney Preservation Society for providing us with the photos for www.hart.gov.uk this leaflet from their own collection. facebook.com/HartCountrysideServices twitter.com/HartCountryside (Hartley Wintney Preservation Society) 1 Causeway Farm 6 Pill Box This beautiful farm took its name from the old Built in May 1940, a Type-24 Pillbox. This Box formed causeway or road which had to be built across the part of the ‘GHQ-A’, a line of defences built by the boggy ground here. The farm house and barns are Directorate of Fortifications and Works in response to grade II listed buildings. Adolf Hitler’s ‘Operation Sealion’, the planned invasion of Britain. Pillboxes were located along key routes including canals, rivers, railways and in this case, 2 The Hartley Wintney roads. It had remained under dense vegetation for many years until a Hart District Council led project in partnership with the Pill Box Study Group began its Cricket Club restoration in 2014. 2 This is one of the oldest cricket pitches in the country. Frank Walkinshaw of The Grange played here as he organised events to raise funds for the club. No cricket 7 Drovers pond was played during WW1 as it was generally considered Historically animals being taken to market had to inappropriate, but during WW2 there were matches walk. This was called droving. Ponds could be found here enjoyed by military men stationed nearby. along roadsides, where drovers would take a break so (Hartley Wintney Preservation Society) their animals could have a drink. In the 18th century the roads through the village 3 Hattons Pond became established. They were set out by the Turnpike See the picture overleaf. This pond was used by Trust, and built with drainage ponds, including several passing wagons as a carwash! Local tradesman would along the east of what is now the High Street, at Hunts wash mud off the wheels and clean the inside of their Green and near The Grange at Phoenix Green. carts here. 8 King Johns Ride 4 Before you take a rest on the commemorative bench Mildmay oaks take a look at the back rest. That’s right….shown is Admiral Collingwood of the Navy appealed for Oaks the journey King John took to seal the Magna Carta. 3 to be planted for the building of ships. Therefore in After leaving Odiham Castle he rode straight through the early 19th century Lady Mildmay paid to have the Hartley Wintney on his way to Runnymede. His path is Oaks planted that we know today. They were set out in thought to follow that of the cycle path to Winchfield rows like a plantation in order to maximise production. Station. Luckily, due to advancements in iron ship building technology, this wood was no longer needed leaving 9 (Denton,T 2014) us with our beautiful Mildmay Oaks. St Marys Church This is an Anglican church which was built in the 13th century by the nuns of Wintney Priory. It is now 5 a grade ІІ listed building and looked after by the Phoenix Green churches conservation trust. Originally all but our outlying commons were an extensive band of poor or marginal land known as the ‘waste of the Manor’. This included Phoenix Green. 10 St Johns Church (Finish) Now it is considered to be in a completely different As the village began to establish itself more buildings class! This part of Hartley Wintney is designated as a were constructed along London Road to take Site of Importance for Nature Conservation. It is home advantage of the coaching trade. This became known to veteran oak trees which provide homes for many as Hartley Row. St Mary’s church was then deemed too 6 rare and threatened species. far away from the new village so St John’s church was built overlooking London Road. Hare’s LnHare’s Farm Hazely Heath Hunts Common Community Orchard Hare’s Ln London Rd B3011 Pond 1 3 Causeway Green Pedestrian Island Cricketers Green 2 High St Mildmay Pedestrian crossing A30 Oaks Green Ln War Memorial London Rd 4 Fleet Rd 5 10 Fleet Road Southern Haye Sandy Ln A30 Green Lane Hartley Wintney Lane Mitchell Ave Green PhoenixLondon RdGreen Sandy Ln Church Lane !This part of the route Sandy Ln Sandy Ln St John Rd O is not suitable for ld f Mitchell Ave i e l d prams or wheelchairs! V i e w Pedestrian crossing Church View Dilly Ln M i t !Please be respectful in To view 6 and 7 follow thec yellow route h 6 e l l you are advised to return A to the pedestrian the church yard and v crossing to continuee your walk. stick to the path provided! Church Lane Dilly Ln 9 Dilly Lane 7 London Rd Weir Rd !Busy Road! 8 Weir Rd Dilly Ln Weir Rd King Johns Ride Queen Elizabeth II Fields Approximate Distance: 3miles Time to walk: 1 hour 30 minutes.