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| HER Number | MWB17039 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of Hadley Farm, Lambourn |
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Summary
Historic farmstead with a placename documented in the 13th century, but no longer in existence
Monument Type(s):
- FARMSTEAD (13th century to Late 19th century - 1220 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>. Gelling <3> documents the name in various forms in the 13th century, probably derived from 'Headda's clearing'.
Hadley Farm is one of several farmsteads under the site of Membury Airfield, and was presumably demolished to make way for the Second World War runways.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <02> | Orr, S. 2005. West Berkshire Historic Farm Buildings - An Assessment of the Resource and Guidelines for Management. [Unpublished document / SWB14474] |
| <03> | Gelling, M. 1974. The Place Names of Berkshire - Part Two. English Place-Name Society Vol L. p335. [Monograph / SWB10371] |
| <04> | Page and Ditchfield (eds). 1924. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks IV 1924. Vol 4. p252. [Monograph / SWB10281]
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 (Accessed 24/09/2015) |
Related Monuments
| MWB23098 | Site of a building, Hadley Pond, Lambourn (Monument) |
| MWB17040 | Site of Hadley Barn, Lambourn (Monument) |
| MWB15827 | Membury Airfield (World War II), Lambourn (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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