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HER Number	MWB17462
Record Type	Monument
Name	Site of Saunderscourt Farm, Wokefield

Grid Reference	SU 681 678
Map Sheet	SU66NE
Parish	Wokefield, West Berkshire
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Summary

Historic farmstead documented in 18th century but no longer in existence

Monument Type(s):

FARMSTEAD (18th century to Late 19th century - 1761 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>. A cluster of buildings is marked here but not named on both Rocque's map of 1761 <3> and the early 19th century Ordnance Survey Drawing <4>.

The farmstead appears to have been demolished when the Royal Ordnance Factory at Burghfield was constructed in the early-mid 20th century. Archaeological work within AWE Burghfield in the 21st century has revealed evidence of the underlying medieval landscape, and it is likely that Saunderscourt Farm had its origins in this period <5>.

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 [Unpublished document / SWB14474]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>	Rocque, J. 1761. Rocque's Map of Berkshire. 1:35,000 (approx). Marked but not named. [Map / SWB7242] https://www.rct.uk/collection/700042/rocques-map-of-berkshire (Accessed 09/02/2021)
<04>	Ordnance Survey. 1809. Ordnance Survey Drawing of Reading; BL OSD 126, 19. Two inch to the mile. Marked but not named. [Map / SWB147331] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ordnance_Survey_Drawings_-_Reading_(OSD_126).jpg (Accessed 12/09/2022)
<05>	Oxford Archaeology. 2011. Multi Utility Trench (MUT), AWE Burghfield, Berkshire. Job No 4881. [Unpublished document / SWB148147]
<06>	Fuller, W H. 1846. Sulhamstead Lower End tithe map. 3 chains to 1 inch. Marked 'Saunders Court Farm'. [Map / SWB150233] http://ww2.berkshirenclosure.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DD1%2f124%2f1%2f2&pos=2 (Accessed 10/05/2022)

Related Monuments

MWB16504

Burghfield Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) (Monument)

Associated Excavations and Fieldwork

EWB1053

Project MENSA, AWE Burghfield, Berkshire (Ref: OA Job Number 4183)

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