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'''South Fawley''' is a small village in the [[civil parish]] of [[Fawley, Berkshire|Fawley]] in the [[England|English]] county of [[Berkshire]]. According to the [[Post Office]], South Fawley Farm's population as taken at the [[2011 United Kingdom Census|2011 Census]] was included in the civil parish of [[Chaddleworth]]. Much of the remainder of the village was included in the civil parish of Fawley. It is situated off the [[A338 road|A338]] between [[Great Shefford]] and [[Wantage]], just south of its counterpart Fawley, or North Fawley, in the [[West Berkshire]] district |
'''South Fawley''' is a small village in the [[civil parish]] of [[Fawley, Berkshire|Fawley]] in the [[England|English]] county of [[Berkshire]]. According to the [[Post Office]], South Fawley Farm's population as taken at the [[2011 United Kingdom Census|2011 Census]] was included in the civil parish of [[Chaddleworth]]. Much of the remainder of the village was included in the civil parish of Fawley. It is situated off the [[A338 road|A338]] between [[Great Shefford]] and [[Wantage]], just south of its counterpart Fawley, or North Fawley, in the [[West Berkshire]] district. |
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It has a fine early 17th century [[Grade II* listed]] [[manor house]]<ref name=nh>{{NHLE|grade=II*|desc=Fawley Manor House|num=1210771 |date=25 October 1951}}</ref> built for Sir [[Francis Moore (barrister)|Francis Moore]]. The manor house is at the centre of the small settlement. The staircase is oak with turned [[balusters]] and massive [[newel]]s.<ref name=nh/> It was built around 1614, but a considerable part at the north end had been taken down by 1900.<ref name=bh/> None of the other buildings in the [[parish]] are listed except a farm.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1210771}}</ref> [[Richard Symonds (diarist)|Richard Symonds]] recorded the quartering [billeting] of [[Lord Bernard Stewart]] and his troop of the King's [[Life Guards (United Kingdom)|Life Guards]] at Little Fawley and 'the neate and faire habitacion [home] of the Lady Moore,' on 19 November 1644. He stated that the arms of Moore, with the motto 'Regi et legi' were then painted over the porch, together with Moore impaling Twittye, and the motto 'Suum cuique pulchrum.'<ref name=bh>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62698 |title=Parishes: Fawley |author1 =William Page |author2= P.H. Ditchfield |publisher=Institute of Historical Research |date=1924 |work=A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4 |access-date=3 December 2014 }}</ref> |
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*[http://www.berkshirehistory.com/castles/south_fawley_manor.html Royal Berkshire History: South Fawley Manor] |
*[http://www.berkshirehistory.com/castles/south_fawley_manor.html Royal Berkshire History: South Fawley Manor] |
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| South Fawley | |
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| Village | |
 Fawley Manor | |
  South Fawley Location within Berkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU 3903 8019 |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Wantage |
| Postcode district | OX12 |
| Dialling code | 01488 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
South Fawley is a small village in the civil parish of Fawley in the English county of Berkshire. According to the Post Office, South Fawley Farm's population as taken at the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of Chaddleworth. Much of the remainder of the village was included in the civil parish of Fawley. It is situated off the A338 between Great Shefford and Wantage, just south of its counterpart Fawley, or North Fawley, in the West Berkshire district.
It has a fine early 17th century Grade II* listed manor house[1] built for Sir Francis Moore. The manor house is at the centre of the small settlement. The staircase is oak with turned balusters and massive newels.[1] It was built around 1614, but a considerable part at the north end had been taken down by 1900.[2] None of the other buildings in the parish are listed except a farm.[3] Richard Symonds recorded the quartering [billeting] of Lord Bernard Stewart and his troop of the King's Life Guards at Little Fawley and 'the neate and faire habitacion [home] of the Lady Moore,' on 19 November 1644. He stated that the arms of Moore, with the motto 'Regi et legi' were then painted over the porch, together with Moore impaling Twittye, and the motto 'Suum cuique pulchrum.'[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Historic England (25 October 1951). "Fawley Manor House (Grade II*) (1210771)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b William Page; P.H. Ditchfield (1924). "Parishes: Fawley". A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1210771)". National Heritage List for England.
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