Farley Hill is a village in the county of Berkshire, England.[1][2] For local government purposes, the village is within the civil parish of Swallowfield, which in turn is within the unitary authority of Wokingham.[3]
Notable buildings
The village has three fine country houses: Farley Court, Farley Hall and Farley Castle.[4]
The red brick church of St John the Evangelist, Farley Hill, was designed by George Truefitt and built in 1890-92.[5] It closed at the end of 2012 after draft closure scheme was set in motion by the Church Commissioners.[6] After a community use for the church could not be found, it was sold and converted to become private housing in 2016.[7]
Amenities
Farley Hill has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V. Farley Hill also has a village hall, The Victory Hall, donated to the inhabitants in 1919 by William Bishop of Farley Court.
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 175 Reading & Windsor (Henley-on-Thames & Bracknell) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319232149.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ Ford, David Nash (2020). Mid-Berkshire Town and Village Histories. Wokingham: Nash Ford Publishing. pp. 108–110. ISBN 9781905191024.
- ^ "Farley Hill: St John the Evangelist - CHR Church". facultyonline.churchofengland.org. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ LRB. "Loddon Reach Benefice". www.loddonreach.org.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ LRB. "Loddon Reach Benefice". www.loddonreach.org.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
External links
Media related to Farley Hill, Berkshire at Wikimedia Commons
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