Frilford
| Frilford | |
| Berkshire | |
|---|---|
 Frilford Preparatory School | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU4397 |
| Location: | 51°40’16"N, 1°21’43"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 212 (2001) |
| Post town: | Abingdon |
| Postcode: | OX13 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Vale of White Horse |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Wantage |
Frilford is a hamlet in Berkshire found some 3 miles west of Abingdon, at the junction of the A415 and A338 roads.
Churches
Frilford is part of the Church of England parish of Marcham. It has no parish church of its own, but a Congregational chapel was built at Frilford in 1841, now Frilford Evangelical Chapel.[1]
Archaeology
The parish of Frilford has two significant archaeological sites: a Roman villa, and a cemetery on Frilford Heath that appears to include both Roman and Saxon burials.[2] A further complex of remains, including a Roman shrine and amphitheatre, is often referred to as being in Frilford but lies to the south of the village, just inside the boundary of Marcham parish.
About the village
Frilford Golf Club is to the east of the village.
Abingdon Preparatory School at Frilford, formerly Joscas, is a preparatory school.
Outside links
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References
Sources & further reading
- Akerman, 1865. Report on excavations in an ancient cemetery at Frilford. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London, 3, 136-41
- Bradford, J.S.P. and Goodchild, R.G. 1939. Excavations at Frilford, Berks, 1937-8. Oxoniensia, 4, 1-80
- Haverfield, F. 1897. A Roman villa at Frilford. Archaeological Journal, 54, 340-54
- Page, W.H.; Ditchfield, P.H., eds (1924). A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 354–360. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62727.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 144.
- Rolleston, G. 1869. Researches and excavations at an ancient cemetery at Frilford. Archaeologia, 42, 417-85
- Rolleston, G. 1880. Further researches in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Frilford. Archaeologia, 45, 405-10