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| HER Number | MWB17493 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Foxhold House (formerly Foxhole Farm) |
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Summary
Historic farmstead perhaps of 18th century date, gentrified in the late 19th century and still partly present in 21st century
Monument Type(s):
- FARMSTEAD (18th century to Late 19th century - 1761 AD? (pre) to 1880 AD (pre))
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>. It is sited on the south side of Crookham Common, overlooking the Enborne Valley, and may be one of the small common edge settlements on Rocque's 1761 map <3>.
Its holding included a dwelling later called Elizabeth Cottage, but in the 1890s a small country house had been constructed on land slightly outside the farmyard. This was named as Foxhold, and was designed by architect Mervyn Macartney for his artist brother. The farm layout was altered, with a probable coach house replacing agricultural buildings, but Elizabeth Cottage was retained. By the 5th Epoch OS of 1971 <5>, three separate holdings are shown: Foxhold House, Little Foxhold which was probably the converted coach house, and Elizabeth Cottage.
Several mid 20th century photographs of Foxhold House and Foxhold Cottage were included in the website Greenham: A Common Inheritance <7>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Marked 'Foxhole 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 [Unpublished document / SWB14474] |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> | Rocque, J. 1761. Rocque's Map of Berkshire. 1:35,000 (approx). Possibly marked. [Map / SWB7242]
https://www.rct.uk/collection/700042/rocques-map-of-berkshire (Accessed 09/02/2021) |
| <04> | Landmark. 1899-1900. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 2, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. 'Marked 'Foxhold'. [Map / SWB14455] |
| <05> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. Marked 'Foxhold House', 'Little Foxhold' and 'Elizabeth Cottage'. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <06> | 1842. Thatcham Tithe Map. Marked '1791'. [Map / SWB14427]
http://ww2.berkshirenclosure.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DD1%2f130%2f1 (Accessed 10/02/2022) |
| <07> | Hawkings, D. 2003. Greenham: a common inheritance. http://www.greenham-common.org.uk. Accessed 20/03/2008. [Website / SWB13700]
http://www.greenham-common.org.uk (Accessed 11/01/2012) |
Related Monuments
| MWB22575 | Elizabeth Cottage, Thornford Road, Crookham Common (Building) |
| MWB17876 | Foxhold House, Thornford Road, Crookham Common (Building) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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