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Present
Day Aspect and Character
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Old oast house at the
crossroads
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 ongham
has become caught up in the general embrace of Aldershot which has
grown at a phenomenal rate since becoming an 'army
town'. There are outlying farms to the south and east
with extensive views, but most of the residences are 20th century
and closely packed in a tight network of roads.
Immediately to the west of the village is the natural boundary of
the A331 Blackwater Valley by-pass and then the boundary of
Surrey County itself.
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St Pauls Church, Tongham
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What was a large village on the north of the Hog's Back involved in
major hop-growing and brewing has now become modern day Aldershot
suburbia with little individual character in most parts.
A large recreation ground extends to the south of Poyle Road
and there still is a working brewery, The Hogs Back Brewery, to the south of the village.
Evidence of
the past remains at the crossroads where a few old timber-framed cottages
can be found with an oast house (as photo).
Schools: St Pauls C of
E Primary
Tel: 01252 782389
Ash Manor Secondary
School Tel:
01252 323709
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Location
for a home ~ Comment: Absorbed
within the suburbia of Aldershot 
Watch
out warnings: Tongham
has lost much of its original village identity 
