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HER Number	MWB17109
Record Type	Monument
Name	Manor Farm, Hampstead Norreys

Grid Reference	SU 529 762
Map Sheet	SU57NW
Parish	Hampstead Norreys, West Berkshire
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Summary

Historic farmstead likely to be of at least 16th century date and still largely present in 21st century

Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status

Listed Building (II) 1135746: MANOR HOUSE, GATE PIERS AND IRON RAILINGS
Listed Building (II) 1117160: GRANARY AT MANOR FARM APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES SOUTH OF MANOR HOUSE
Listed Building (II) 1319578: THE GREAT BARN AT MANOR FARM, APPROXIMATELY 55 METRES SOUTH OF MANOR HOUSE
Listed Building (II) 1117161: BARN AND MILL AT MANOR FARM APPROXIMATELY 55 METRES SOUTH WEST OF MANOR HOUSE
Listed Building (II) 1135751: BARN AT MANOR FARM APPROXIMATELY 50 METRES SOUTH EAST OF MANOR HOUSE
Conservation Area: Hampstead Norreys

Monument Type(s):

FARMSTEAD (16th century to Late 19th century - 1501 AD? to 1880 AD)

Full Description

This farm is recorded on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1877 <1> as noted during a 2005 survey of West Berkshire's historic farmsteads <2>. It is schematically marked on Rocque's map of 1761 <8> and on the 1808 Ordnance Survey Drawing of East Ilsley <10>.

The farm contains a farmhouse and great barn of 16th century origins as well as other listed buildings <3>.

A historic building survey was conducted to assess the historic significance of Rex's Shed and a building to the south of the Stable Block, part of the group of farm buildings at Manor Farm, in 2008 <4>. The report provides photographs of the external and internal features <4>, as well as a brief map regression exercise <5>.

Following the demolition of Rex's Shed and clearance of the area an archaeological evaluation was conducted in 2009 <6>. The excavation of a trench near the Stable Block revealed a series of made ground horizons overlying natural sand, but no archaeology.

A historic building recording was carried out on the Stable Block in 2011 <11> and on the Saw Barn in 2012 <7> as part of a condition of planning permission to convert the farm buildings and redevelop the yard for office and residential use. The Saw Barn is a grade II Listed structure located approximately 44 metres south-west of manor House and consists of a barn and corn mill. The Saw Barn lies within the farmyard of Manor Farm to the southwest of the farmhouse. It has been dated on stylistic grounds to the 18th century. Map regression suggests that the building was not present post 1761 <8> . It is visible from 1877 on the first edition OS map <1>.

Hampstead Norris Farm, or the Manor Farm in Hampstead Norreys, came into the possession of Job Lousley in 1827 <9>. He was a farmer who became an authoritative writer and leader in Berkshire, and he also studied natural history and antiquities. He wrote an account of how labourers involved in the Swing Riots of 1830 came to their farm demanding an increase in their wages, which he had to agree to.

A heritage impact assessment with some building recording was carried on the East Barn in 2022 in relation to a planning application to convert and adapt it from agricultural to commercial use <12>.

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>	Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Unpublished document / SWB10006]
<04>	John Moore Heritage Services. 2008. A Historic Building Survey of Rex's Shed, Manor Farm, Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire. 1967. WBC Network. https://doi.org/10.5284/1089267. [Unpublished document / SWB148456] https://doi.org/10.5284/1089267 (Accessed 10/02/2022)
<05>	Landmark. 1899-1900. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 2, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14455]
<06>	John Moore Heritage Services. 2012. An Archaeological Evaluation at Manor Farm, Hampstead Norreys, Thatcham, Berkshire. JHMS project No 1967. WBC Network. https://doi.org/10.5284/1089268. [Unpublished document / SWB148457] https://doi.org/10.5284/1089268 (Accessed 10/02/2022)
<07>	John Moore Heritage Services. 2013. Building Recording on the Saw Barn, Manor Farm, Hampstead Norreys. Project no 1967. 2019 WBC Network. https://doi.org/10.5284/1089266. [Unpublished document / SWB148494] https://doi.org/10.5284/1089266 (Accessed 10/02/2022)
<08>	Rocque, J. 1761. Rocque's Map of Berkshire. 1:35,000 (approx). Marked schematically. [Map / SWB7242] https://www.rct.uk/collection/700042/rocques-map-of-berkshire (Accessed 09/02/2021)
<09>	Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1967-68. Berkshire Archaeological Journal 1967-8 63. 63. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. p57-66 Job Lousley (1790-1855) of Blewbury and Hampstead Norris by Job Edward Lousley. [Article in serial / SWB10397] http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/berks_bas_2007/journal.cfm?volume=63 (Accessed 31/08/2016)
<10>	Ordnance Survey. 1808. Ordnance Survey Drawing of East Ilsley; BL OSD 158, 2. Two inch to the mile. Marked but not named. [Map / SWB147329] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ordnance_Survey_Drawings_-_East_Ilsley_(OSD_158).jpg (Accessed on 23/06/2022)
<11>	John Moore Heritage Services. 2011. Building Recording on the Stable Block, Manor Farm, Hampstead Norreys. JMHS Proj No 1967. 2016 WBC Network. https://doi.org/10.5284/1089254. [Unpublished document / SWB148261] https://doi.org/10.5284/1089254 (Accessed 10/02/2022)
<12>	John Moore Heritage Services. 2022. Historic Building Impact Assessment on East Barn, Manor Farm, Church Street, Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire. 4714. 2022 WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB150358]

Related Monuments

MWB19075	BARN AND MILL AT MANOR FARM, Hampstead Norreys (Building)
MWB19210	East Barn, Manor Farm, Hampstead Norreys (Building)
MWB19074	Granary at Manor Farm approximately 30 metres south of Manor House, Hampstead Norreys (Building)
MWB4171	Manor House, Hampstead Norreys (Building)
MWB22716	Site of Rex's Shed, Manor Farm, Hampstead Norreys (Monument)
MWB22715	Stable Block, Manor Farm, Hampstead Norreys (Building)
MWB4172	The Great Barn, Manor Farm, Hampstead Norreys (Building)
MWB21073	Lousley memorial stone, Beech Wood, Hampstead Norreys (Monument)
MWB15862	Lowsley tomb, Hampstead Norreys churchyard (Building)

Associated Excavations and Fieldwork

EWB1005	SPAB Domesday Survey of Barns
EWB1196	Building Recording on the Stable Block, Manor Farm, Hampstead Norreys (Ref: Site Code HMMF 09)
EWB1274	A Historic Building Survey of Rex's Shed, Manor Farm, Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire (Ref: 1967)
EWB1275	Archaeological Evaluation at Manor Farm, Hampstead Norreys (Ref: Site Code HNMF 09)
EWB1313	Building Recording on the Saw Barn, Manor Farm, Hampstead Norreys (Ref: Site Code HMMF 09)
EWB2026	Historic Building Impact Assessment on East Barn, Manor Farm, Church Street, Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire (Ref: 4714)

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