Littleworth, Berkshire
| Littleworth | |
| Berkshire | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU3197 |
| Location: | 51°40’23"N, 1°33’0"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 203 (2001) |
| Post town: | Faringdon |
| Postcode: | SN7 |
| Dialling code: | 01367 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Vale of White Horse |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Wantage |
Littleworth is a small village and civil parish in northern Berkshire off the A420, almost two miles northeast of Faringdon. The parish includes the hamlets of Thrupp and Wadley.
History
Littleworth was historically part of the ecclesiastical parish of Great Faringdon. At the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 it appears to have been part of the manor of Worth. The manor became known as Wadley by the 13th century, and in 1440 Henry VI granted it to Oriel College, Oxford.[1] In the 16th century Wadley manor house was leased to the Unton family, who were prominent at the court of Queen Elizabeth I, among them Henry Unton the diplomat. The house was visited by the queen in 1574 and by King James I in 1603.[1]
The main settlement at Worth became known as Littleworth by the late 13th century, to distinguish it from Longworth about five miles to the east.[2]
Littleworth was made a separate ecclesiastical parish in 1843[1] but was not made a separate civil parish until 1952.[3]
Parish church
The parish church is the Church of the Ascension, designed by H J Underwood[4] of Oxford and built in 1839.[1] Its chancel was rebuilt in 1876.[4] It is a Grade II listed building.[5]
References
Sources
- Mills, A.D.; Room, A. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. not cited. ISBN 0198527586.
- Page, W.H.; Ditchfield, P.H., eds (1924). A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 489–499.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. Pevsner Architectural Guides#Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 169.