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'''Hurst''' is a village in the [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] of '''St Nicholas Hurst''' in the [[England|English]] county of [[Berkshire]].
'''Hurst''' is a village in the [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] of '''St Nicholas Hurst''' in the [[Borough of Wokingham]], [[Berkshire]], England. The village lies between Twyford and Wokingham, about {{Convert|1.5|mi}} north of the M4 motorway.


==Geography==
==Geography==
The [[parish]] of St Nicholas Hurst, is about {{convert|4|mi}} north of [[Wokingham]] and {{convert|2|mi|0}} south of [[Twyford, Berkshire|Twyford]] in the county of [[Berkshire]]. It covers about {{convert|2.5|sqmi|1}} and is the largest [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Wokingham (district)|Borough of Wokingham]]. The village is on the A321 Twyford – Wokingham road. There are a number of other smaller areas of sporadic development, the main ones being along Davis Street on the B3030 Twyford – [[Winnersh]] road, along the B3034 Forest Road, from Bill Hill to [[Binfield, Berkshire|Binfield]] and on Broadcommon Road.
The [[parish]] of St Nicholas Hurst is about {{convert|4|mi}} north of [[Wokingham]] and {{convert|2|mi|0}} south of [[Twyford, Berkshire|Twyford]] in the county of [[Berkshire]]. It covers about {{convert|2.5|sqmi|1}} and is the largest [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Wokingham (district)|Borough of Wokingham]]. The village is on the A321 Twyford – Wokingham road. There are a number of other smaller areas of sporadic development, the main ones being along Davis Street on the B3030 Twyford – [[Winnersh]] road, along the B3034 Forest Road, from Bill Hill to [[Binfield, Berkshire|Binfield]] and on Broadcommon Road.


The [[River Loddon]] flows north along the western side of the [[parish]] and a substantial proportion of the parish lies within the [[alluvial]] [[flood plain]] of this river and its [[tributary|tributaries]]. The most important exceptions to this are Church Hill just to the west of the village centre, and Ashridge to the south-east. The [[M4 motorway]] crosses the southern half of the parish but does not have any direct access within the parish. The [[A329(M) motorway|A329(M)]] forms the south-west boundary, separating Hurst from [[Wokingham]] and [[Winnersh]]. The main [[London]] to [[Bristol]] [[Great Western Main Line|railway line]] runs along the northern boundary, and [[Twyford railway station]] in the neighbouring parish of [[Twyford, Berkshire|Twyford]] serves Hurst. [[Dinton Pastures Country Park]] is a [[country park]] located within Hurst.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fis.westberks.gov.uk/kb5/westberkshire/fsd/organisation.page?id=3ZFOAyJ2YwQ |title=West Berkshire Council - Dinton Pastures Country Park - Wokingham Local Offer |publisher=Fis.westberks.gov.uk |access-date=2017-05-01}}</ref>
The [[River Loddon]] flows north along the western side of the [[parish]] and a substantial proportion of the parish lies within the [[alluvial]] [[flood plain]] of this river and its [[tributary|tributaries]]. The most important exceptions to this are Church Hill just to the west of the village centre, and Ashridge to the south-east. The [[M4 motorway]] crosses the southern half of the parish but does not have any direct access within the parish. The [[A329(M) motorway|A329(M)]] forms the south-west boundary, separating Hurst from [[Wokingham]] and [[Winnersh]]. The main London to [[Bristol]] [[Great Western Main Line|railway line]] runs along the northern boundary, and [[Twyford railway station|Twyford station]] in the neighbouring parish of [[Twyford, Berkshire|Twyford]] serves Hurst. [[Dinton Pastures Country Park]] is a [[country park]] within Hurst.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fis.westberks.gov.uk/kb5/westberkshire/fsd/organisation.page?id=3ZFOAyJ2YwQ |title=West Berkshire Council - Dinton Pastures Country Park - Wokingham Local Offer |publisher=Fis.westberks.gov.uk |access-date=2017-05-01}}</ref>
[[File:Stnicholasschool.JPG|thumb|right|The current school building, built in 1843]]
[[File:Stnicholasschool.JPG|thumb|right|The current school building, built in 1843]]


==Notable buildings==
==Notable buildings==
===Parish church===
===Parish church===
The [[Church of England]] [[parish church]] is dedicated to [[St Nicholas]]. The church is partly [[Norman architecture|Norman]] and partly later [[medieval]].<ref name=MBTVH>{{cite book|last=Ford|first=David Nash|date=2020|title=Mid-Berkshire Town and Village Histories|url=http://www.nashfordpublishing.co.uk/publications/mid_berkshire_town_and_village_histories.html|location=Wokingham|publisher=Nash Ford Publishing|pages=120-124|isbn=9781905191024}}</ref> The [[bell tower|tower]] is of brick and was built in 1612. The church was restored in the 19th century by W. Fellows Prynne. <ref name="BLB">{{cite web |title=Listed Buildings in St. Nicholas, Hurst, Wokingham |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/st-nicholas-hurst-wokingham |website=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref> There are many [[monuments]] of the 17th and 18th centuries and much 17th-century woodwork. <ref>Betjeman, J. (ed.) (1968) ''Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the South''. London: Collins; p. 113</ref> Burial monuments include those of Lady Margaret Savile (d. 1631), widow of [[Sir Henry Savile]], Provost of [[Eton College]]. <ref name="BLB"/>
The [[Church of England]] [[parish church]] is dedicated to [[St Nicholas]]. The [[Grade I listed]]<ref name="churchlisting">{{National Heritage List for England|num=1117400|desc=Church of St Nicholas|access-date=17 February 2024}}</ref> building is partly [[Norman architecture|Norman]] and partly later [[medieval]].<ref name=MBTVH>{{cite book|last=Ford|first=David Nash|date=2020|title=Mid-Berkshire Town and Village Histories|url=http://www.nashfordpublishing.co.uk/publications/mid_berkshire_town_and_village_histories.html|location=Wokingham|publisher=Nash Ford Publishing|pages=120–124|isbn=9781905191024}}</ref> The [[bell tower|tower]] is of brick and was built in 1612. It contains eight bells, the largest six of which were cast in the 17th century; the two lightest bells were added in 1911. The church was restored in the 19th century by W. Fellows Prynne.<ref name="churchlisting" /> There are many monuments of the 17th and 18th centuries, and much 17th-century woodwork.<ref>Betjeman, J. (ed.) (1968) ''Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the South''. London: Collins; p. 113</ref> Burial monuments include those of Lady Margaret Savile (d. 1631), widow of [[Sir Henry Savile]], Provost of [[Eton College]].<ref name="churchlisting" />


===Country houses===
===Country houses===
Bill Hill on the [[Twyford, Berkshire|Twyford]] Road is an 18th-century listed [[country house]],<ref name="BLB"/> formerly the home of the [[Leveson-Gower]] family.<ref name=MBTVH2>{{cite book|last=Ford|first=David Nash|date=2020|title=Mid-Berkshire Town and Village Histories|url=http://www.nashfordpublishing.co.uk/publications/mid_berkshire_town_and_village_histories.html|location=Wokingham|publisher=Nash Ford Publishing|pages=33–35|isbn=9781905191024}}</ref> Haineshill House is a [[Grade II* listed building]] 17th century country house built originally by the [[Windebank]] family. <ref name="BLB"/> It was extended by James Edward Colleton in 1760. <ref name="BHO">{{cite web |title=Parishes: Hurst Pages 247-260 A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 3. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1923. |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol3/pp247-260 |website=British History Online |access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref> [[Hinton House]] on Hinton Road is a Grade II* listed [[Tudor]] house,<ref name="BLB"/> now part of the [[Dolphin School]].<ref name=MBTVH /> Hurst Lodge on Broadcommon Road is a Grade II* listed 17th century house <ref name="BLB"/> built for the Barker family and later the property of the [[Countess of Buchan]]. <ref name="BHO"/> Barkers [[almshouses]] on Church Hill were erected and founded in 1664 by [[William Barker]] of Hurst Lodge. <ref name="BHO"/>
{{anchor|Bill Hill}}Bill Hill, on the [[Twyford, Berkshire|Twyford]] Road, is an Early Georgian house<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1117412|desc=Bill Hill|access-date=17 February 2024|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> which was probably built by [[Montague Blundell, 1st Viscount Blundell|Sir Montague Blundell]] just after 1720. It was later the home of the [[Leveson-Gower]] family.<ref name=MBTVH2>{{cite book|last=Ford|first=David Nash|date=2020|title=Mid-Berkshire Town and Village Histories|url=http://www.nashfordpublishing.co.uk/publications/mid_berkshire_town_and_village_histories.html|location=Wokingham|publisher=Nash Ford Publishing|pages=33–35|isbn=9781905191024}}</ref> Work on the house was done by [[Henry Flitcroft]] in c. 1735–6 and [[Matthew Brettingham]] in 1746.<ref name="Pevsner">{{cite book |last1=Tyack |first1=Geoffrey |last2=Bradley |first2=Simon |last3=Pevsner |first3=Nikolaus |last4=Brindle |first4=Steven |title=Berkshire |date=2010 |publisher=Yale University Press |location=New Haven, Conn. |isbn=9780300126624 |pages=336-339 |edition=New, rev.}}</ref>

{{anchor|Haines Hill}}Haineshill (Haines Hill House), on the B3018 east of Hurst, is a substantial Grade II* listed house built in c. 1630–1635 for [[Francis Windebank|Sir Francis Windebank]]<ref name="Pevsner"/> and extended by [[James Colleton (died 1790)|James Edward Colleton]] in 1760.<ref name="BHO">{{cite web |title=Parishes: Hurst Pages 247-260 A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 3. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1923. |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol3/pp247-260 |via=British History Online |access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref> The house was later owned by Thomas Colleton Garth, who founded the Garth Hunt, first meeting there in 1852.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1117416|desc=Haineshill|access-date=17 February 2024|fewer-links=yes}}</ref>

{{anchor|Hinton House}}Hinton House, on Hinton Road, also Grade II* listed, was built c. 1600–1620 in red brick for William Hide.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1117407|desc=Hinton House|access-date=17 February 2024|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> It was most recently part of the Dolphin School.<ref name="MBTVH"/> The house incorporates an innovative 'triple pile' plan, where the hall and parlour are placed next to each other, with the service rooms to the rear, and separated by a corridor containing the staircase. This layout was a "radical departure from conventional domestic planning", anticipating later architectural developments.<ref name="Pevsner"/> Land around the house was anciently a [[Liberty (division)|liberty]] known as Broad Hinton, and was a detached part of Wiltshire until the [[Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844#Wiltshire|Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844]] transferred the liberty to Berkshire.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broad Hinton, Berkshire |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22456 |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]] |publisher=University of Portsmouth}}</ref>

{{anchor|Hurst House}}Hurst House, northwest of the church, was built in 1847 for Archibald Cameron, vicar of Hurst, and incorporates an older house built in 1530 by [[Richard Warde]], who was sub-Treasurer of [[Henry VIII]] and later a member of Parliament for [[Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Berkshire]] and [[Windsor (UK Parliament constituency)|Windsor]].<ref name="Pevsner"/><ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1319478|desc=Hurst House|access-date=17 February 2024|fewer-links=yes}}</ref>

{{anchor|Hurst Lodge}}Hurst Lodge, on Broadcommon Road, is a Grade II* listed 17th-century house built for the Barker family,<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1117439|desc=Hurst Lodge|access-date=17 February 2024|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> and later the property of the [[Countess of Buchan]].<ref name="BHO"/> Barkers [[almshouses]] on Church Hill were erected and founded in 1664 by William Barker of Hurst Lodge.<ref name="BHO"/>

[[Stanlake Park Wine Estate#Manor House|Stanlake Park]], just northwest of Hinton House, is a large gabled brick house that was probably built by Richard Aldworth, a grocer from London, beginning in c. 1610.<ref name="Pevsner"/><ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1312949|desc=Stanlake Park|access-date=17 February 2024|fewer-links=yes}}</ref>


==Local government==
==Local government==
St Nicholas Hurst is a [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] with an elected [[Parish councils in England|parish council]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hurstpc.org.uk/ |title=The Parish Council - St Nicholas Hurst Parish Council |publisher=Hurstpc.org.uk |date=2012-01-09 |access-date=2012-09-18}}</ref> It falls within the area of the [[unitary authority]] of Wokingham Borough. Both the [[Parish councils in England|parish council]] and the [[unitary authority]] are responsible for different aspects of local government.
St Nicholas Hurst is a [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] with an elected [[Parish councils in England|parish council]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hurstpc.org.uk/ |title=The Parish Council - St Nicholas Hurst Parish Council |publisher=Hurstpc.org.uk |date=2012-01-09 |access-date=2012-09-18}}</ref> It falls within the area of the [[unitary authority]] of [[Wokingham Borough]]. Both the parish council and the unitary authority are responsible for different aspects of local government.


==Education==
==Education==
St Nicholas' Church of England Primary School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.st-nicholas.wokingham.sch.uk/ |title=St Nicholas CE Primary School, Hurst |publisher=St-nicholas.wokingham.sch.uk |access-date=2012-09-18}}</ref> is a voluntary controlled [[primary school]] in the village which educates children ages 5&ndash;11. The school was first built in 1843. The primary school shares a breakfast club with St. Nicholas Pre-School Playgroup,<ref>[http://www.st-nicholas-pre-school-hurst.ik.org/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511172526/http://www.st-nicholas-pre-school-hurst.ik.org/|date=11 May 2008}}</ref> a registered charity and member of the [[Pre-School Learning Alliance]], which is open to all students and children of the [[Pre-school playgroup|playgroup]]. Dolphin School<ref>{{cite web|author=MLSMedia |url=http://www.dolphinschool.com/ |title=An Independent IAPS Co-Educational Preparatory Day School and Nursery |publisher=Dolphinschool.com |access-date=2012-09-18}}</ref> is a coeducational, independent preparatory day school and nursery for children between the ages of 3 and 13.
St Nicholas' [[Church of England]] [[Primary School]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.st-nicholas.wokingham.sch.uk/ |title=St Nicholas CE Primary School, Hurst |publisher=St-nicholas.wokingham.sch.uk |access-date=2012-09-18}}</ref> is a [[voluntary controlled]] primary school in the village which educates children aged 5&ndash;11. The school was built in 1843.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} The primary school shares a [[school breakfast club|breakfast club]] with St. Nicholas [[Pre-school playgroup]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Nicholas Pre School |url=http://www.stnicholas-preschool.co.uk/ |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=www.stnicholas-preschool.co.uk}}</ref> a registered charity and member of the [[Pre-school Learning Alliance]], which is open to all students and children of the playgroup. Dolphin School<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Dolphin School |url=https://www.dolphinschool.com/ |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=www.dolphinschool.com |language=en}}</ref> is a coeducational, independent [[preparatory school (United Kingdom)|preparatory]] day school and [[nursery school]] for children between the ages of 3 and 13.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Hurst, Berkshire}}
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* [http://www.hurstpc.org.uk/ Hurst Parish Council]
* [https://www.hurstpc.org.uk/ Hurst Parish Council]
* [http://www.hvs.org.uk/ Hurst Village Society]
* [https://www.hvs.org.uk/ Hurst Village Society]
* [http://history.woodedhill.org/ Hurst Local History]
* [https://history.woodedhill.org/ Hurst Local History] at woodedhill.org
* [http://www.hurstshow.uk/ Hurst Show and Country Fayre]
* [https://www.warmemorial.org.uk/ Hurst War Memorial]
* [http://www.warmemorial.org.uk/ Hurst War Memorial]


{{Wokingham District}}
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Latest revision as of 10:48, 17 February 2024

Hurst
Village
St Nicholas' parish church
Hurst is located in Berkshire
Hurst
Hurst
Location within Berkshire
Population2,059 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSU799738
Civil parish
  • St Nicholas Hurst
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townReading
Postcode districtRG10
Post townWokingham
Postcode districtRG40
Dialling code0118
01344
PoliceThames Valley
FireRoyal Berkshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteHurst Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Berkshire
51°27′29″N 0°51′07″W / 51.458°N 0.852°W / 51.458; -0.852

Hurst is a village in the civil parish of St Nicholas Hurst in the Borough of Wokingham, Berkshire, England. The village lies between Twyford and Wokingham, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the M4 motorway.

Geography

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The parish of St Nicholas Hurst is about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Wokingham and 2 miles (3 km) south of Twyford in the county of Berkshire. It covers about 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2) and is the largest civil parish in the Borough of Wokingham. The village is on the A321 Twyford – Wokingham road. There are a number of other smaller areas of sporadic development, the main ones being along Davis Street on the B3030 Twyford – Winnersh road, along the B3034 Forest Road, from Bill Hill to Binfield and on Broadcommon Road.

The River Loddon flows north along the western side of the parish and a substantial proportion of the parish lies within the alluvial flood plain of this river and its tributaries. The most important exceptions to this are Church Hill just to the west of the village centre, and Ashridge to the south-east. The M4 motorway crosses the southern half of the parish but does not have any direct access within the parish. The A329(M) forms the south-west boundary, separating Hurst from Wokingham and Winnersh. The main London to Bristol railway line runs along the northern boundary, and Twyford station in the neighbouring parish of Twyford serves Hurst. Dinton Pastures Country Park is a country park within Hurst.[2]

The current school building, built in 1843

Notable buildings

[edit]

Parish church

[edit]

The Church of England parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas. The Grade I listed[3] building is partly Norman and partly later medieval.[4] The tower is of brick and was built in 1612. It contains eight bells, the largest six of which were cast in the 17th century; the two lightest bells were added in 1911. The church was restored in the 19th century by W. Fellows Prynne.[3] There are many monuments of the 17th and 18th centuries, and much 17th-century woodwork.[5] Burial monuments include those of Lady Margaret Savile (d. 1631), widow of Sir Henry Savile, Provost of Eton College.[3]

Country houses

[edit]

Bill Hill, on the Twyford Road, is an Early Georgian house[6] which was probably built by Sir Montague Blundell just after 1720. It was later the home of the Leveson-Gower family.[7] Work on the house was done by Henry Flitcroft in c. 1735–6 and Matthew Brettingham in 1746.[8]

Haineshill (Haines Hill House), on the B3018 east of Hurst, is a substantial Grade II* listed house built in c. 1630–1635 for Sir Francis Windebank[8] and extended by James Edward Colleton in 1760.[9] The house was later owned by Thomas Colleton Garth, who founded the Garth Hunt, first meeting there in 1852.[10]

Hinton House, on Hinton Road, also Grade II* listed, was built c. 1600–1620 in red brick for William Hide.[11] It was most recently part of the Dolphin School.[4] The house incorporates an innovative 'triple pile' plan, where the hall and parlour are placed next to each other, with the service rooms to the rear, and separated by a corridor containing the staircase. This layout was a "radical departure from conventional domestic planning", anticipating later architectural developments.[8] Land around the house was anciently a liberty known as Broad Hinton, and was a detached part of Wiltshire until the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844 transferred the liberty to Berkshire.[12]

Hurst House, northwest of the church, was built in 1847 for Archibald Cameron, vicar of Hurst, and incorporates an older house built in 1530 by Richard Warde, who was sub-Treasurer of Henry VIII and later a member of Parliament for Berkshire and Windsor.[8][13]

Hurst Lodge, on Broadcommon Road, is a Grade II* listed 17th-century house built for the Barker family,[14] and later the property of the Countess of Buchan.[9] Barkers almshouses on Church Hill were erected and founded in 1664 by William Barker of Hurst Lodge.[9]

Stanlake Park, just northwest of Hinton House, is a large gabled brick house that was probably built by Richard Aldworth, a grocer from London, beginning in c. 1610.[8][15]

Local government

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St Nicholas Hurst is a civil parish with an elected parish council.[16] It falls within the area of the unitary authority of Wokingham Borough. Both the parish council and the unitary authority are responsible for different aspects of local government.

Education

[edit]

St Nicholas' Church of England Primary School[17] is a voluntary controlled primary school in the village which educates children aged 5–11. The school was built in 1843.[citation needed] The primary school shares a breakfast club with St. Nicholas Pre-school playgroup,[18] a registered charity and member of the Pre-school Learning Alliance, which is open to all students and children of the playgroup. Dolphin School[19] is a coeducational, independent preparatory day school and nursery school for children between the ages of 3 and 13.

References

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  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ^ "West Berkshire Council - Dinton Pastures Country Park - Wokingham Local Offer". Fis.westberks.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Historic England. "Church of St Nicholas (1117400)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b Ford, David Nash (2020). Mid-Berkshire Town and Village Histories. Wokingham: Nash Ford Publishing. pp. 120–124. ISBN 9781905191024.
  5. ^ Betjeman, J. (ed.) (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the South. London: Collins; p. 113
  6. ^ Historic England. "Bill Hill (1117412)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  7. ^ Ford, David Nash (2020). Mid-Berkshire Town and Village Histories. Wokingham: Nash Ford Publishing. pp. 33–35. ISBN 9781905191024.
  8. ^ a b c d e Tyack, Geoffrey; Bradley, Simon; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Brindle, Steven (2010). Berkshire (New, rev. ed.). New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. pp. 336–339. ISBN 9780300126624.
  9. ^ a b c "Parishes: Hurst Pages 247-260 A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 3. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1923". Retrieved 23 July 2020 – via British History Online.
  10. ^ Historic England. "Haineshill (1117416)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  11. ^ Historic England. "Hinton House (1117407)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Broad Hinton, Berkshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  13. ^ Historic England. "Hurst House (1319478)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  14. ^ Historic England. "Hurst Lodge (1117439)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  15. ^ Historic England. "Stanlake Park (1312949)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  16. ^ "The Parish Council - St Nicholas Hurst Parish Council". Hurstpc.org.uk. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
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