Fyfield, Berkshire
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| Fyfield | |
| Berkshire | |
|---|---|
 St. Nicholas' parish church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU4298 |
| Location: | 51°41’10"N, 1°23’20"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 540 (2001, incl Tubney) |
| Post town: | Abingdon |
| Postcode: | OX13 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Vale of White Horse |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Wantage |
Fyfield is a village in north-western Berkshire, in the Fyfield and Tubney civil parish, about 4½ miles west of Abingdon. The village used to be on the main A420 road between Oxford and Faringdon, but a bypass now carries the main road just south of the village and allows Fyfield to drowse in peace.
The White Hart public house in the village was formerly a chantry house, built in the 15th century by the executors of Sir John Golafre (died 1442). It has been owned by St John's College, Oxford since 1580.[1]
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Further reading
- Page, W.H.; Ditchfield, P.H., eds (1907). A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 2. Victoria County History. Archibald Constable & Co. p. 94.
- Page, W.H.; Ditchfield, P.H., eds (1924). A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 344–349.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 145–146.