Farnborough
The small village of Farnborough lies nine miles west of Newbury, on the Berkshire Downs. It was on the pack-horse road from Hungerford to Abingdon and Oxford. The soil is clay. Approximately two thirds of the land was arable, with some woodland.
Further reading
Wordie, R. (ed.), ‘Enclosure In Berkshire, 1485-1885’ (Reading, 2000) pp.65-66.
| Acreage: | 1886 | |
| Population | 1801: | 213 |
| 1831: | 229 | |
| 1861: | 232 | |
OS Map Grid Ref(s): 20
Farnborough (1777) - Ref: D/EW/E12A [ View Image(s) ] [ Search Awards Index ]
