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| HER Number | MWB17230 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | North Heath Farm |
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Summary
Historic farmstead of at least 18th century date and still partly present in 21st century
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1220895: OUTBUILDING APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES TO SOUTH EAST OF NORTH HEATH FARMHOUSE
- Listed Building (II) 1220894: NORTH HEATH FARMHOUSE
Monument Type(s):
- FARMSTEAD (18th century to Late 19th century - 1701 AD to 1880 AD)
Full Description
This farm is recorded on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map <1> as noted during a 2005 survey of West Berkshire's historic farmsteads <2>. Its listed farmhouse and agricultural buildings are described as 18th century in date.
A brief record of the history of the farmstead was produced in connection with a planning application for the conversion of an unlisted barn to residential use <4><5>. An oblique aerial image probably from the mid 20th century showed the complex; as well as the farmhouse there were four barns, a wagon shed, hayrick yard, chicken yard and sties. It was considered that one of the barns had been constructed in 1790. The building to be converted had been a stable with hayloft over, but had been altered for grain storage in the 1950s to 1960s.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Thames Valley Archaeological Services. 2023. North Heath Farmhouse, North Heath, Newbury, Berkshire: Building Recording. 23/16. 2023 WBC Network. 10.5284/1117018. [Unpublished document / SWB150458]
https://doi.org/10.5284/1117018 (Accessed on 17/01/2024) |
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. 'Marked 'North Heath Farm'. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <02> | Orr, S. 2005. West Berkshire Historic Farm Buildings - An Assessment of the Resource and Guidelines for Management. [Unpublished document / SWB14474] |
| <03> | Historic England (previously English Heritage). ?-present. NMR Buildings Files on Historic England Archive. BF087041. [Index / SWB147173]
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/ (Accessed 21/04/2020) |
| <04> | West Berkshire Council. 2000-present. West Berkshire Planning Applications 2000 onwards. online. 05/00816/FULD. [Unpublished document / SWB147564]
http://planning.westberks.gov.uk/rpp/index.asp?caseref= (initial string - planning application number to be added after this) |
| <05> | Pearce, B. 2006. Investigation of barn before conversion, North Heath Farm, Chieveley. 2018 WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB14597] |
| <06> | 1841. Winterbourne Tithe Map. 1 inch to 3 chains. Marked '17'. [Map / SWB148133]
http://ww2.berkshirenclosure.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DD1%2f34C%2f1&pos=1 (Accessed 30/11/2022) |
Related Monuments
| MWB20523 | Barn at North Heath Farmhouse, Winterbourne (Building) |
| MWB21571 | Former stable at North Heath Farmhouse, Winterbourne (Building) |
| MWB19425 | North Heath Farmhouse, Winterbourne (Building) |
| MWB19426 | OUTBUILDING APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES TO SOUTH EAST OF NORTH HEATH FARMHOUSE, Winterbourne (Building) |
| MWB19427 | Plum Tree Cottage, North Heath (Building) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB856 | Investigation of barn before conversion, North Heath Farm, Chieveley |
| EWB2066 | North Heath Farmhouse, North Heath, Newbury: Building Recording (Ref: NHC 23/16) |
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