West Hanney
West Hanney | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Wantage | |
Postcode district | OX12 | |
Dialling code | 01235 | |
Police | Thames Valley | |
Fire | Oxfordshire | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
UK Parliament | ||
Website | TheHanneys | |
West Hanney is a village and
Archaeology
In September 2009 a
Parish church
The village had a parish church by the
The tower has a ring of six bells.[10] Abraham I Rudhall of Gloucester[11] cast five of them in 1702,[10] but Charles and George Mears of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry[11] cast the other in 1856.[10] St. James' has a Sanctus bell that Robert I Wells of Aldbourne,[11] Wiltshire cast in about 1760.[10] There is another small bell that Charles and George Mears cast in 1858, but this is currently unused.[10] The parish is now part of the Benefice of Vale and the parishes of Denchworth, East Challow and Grove.[12] A Georgian rectory was completed in 1724. It is now West Hanney House.[13]
Amenities
West Hanney has a thatched, timber-framed pub, The Plough, which was probably built in the 17th century.[14] It is a free house, and in June 2015 it was bought by a body of villagers, who had it refurbished as a community pub.[15] Since May 2021, The Plough has been run by Owain Jones and Head Chef Luke Mayor.[16] West Hanney had another pub called The Lamb, which ceased trading in 2008. It reopened in 2011 as the Hanney Spice Indian restaurant and take-away.[17]
References
- ^ a b Page & Ditchfield 1924, pp. 285–294.
- Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ Crace, G. "Finds record for: PUBLIC-FEFF98". The Portable Antiquities Scheme. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ Welch, Peter (2009). "Saxon Grave". Weekend Wanderers Detecting Club. Retrieved 5 October 2011. — detailed photographic report on the excavation
- ^ a b c d "Ancient skull unearthed on farm". BBC News. BBC Online. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Archaeologists reveal secrets of Saxon burial grave at West Hanney". The Oxford Times. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "8. The West Hanney Saxon Skull and Brooch". Treasure Island — the best archaeological finds in Britain. The Independent. September 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Open day to feature Anglo-Saxon brooch". News. Oxfordshire County Council. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St James (Grade II*) (1300859)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Davies, Peter (3 May 2011). "W Hanney S James Gt". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ a b c Dovemaster (25 June 2010). "Bell Founders". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ Pevsner 1966, p. 293.
- ^ Historic England. "The Plough public house (Grade II) (1300881)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ Hanney Community Pub Ltd
- ^ "The Plough at Hanney".
- ^ Hanney Spice
Sources
- Page, W.H.; Ditchfield, P.H., eds. (1924). A History of the County of Berkshire. Victoria County History. Vol. 4. assisted by John Hautenville Cope. London: The St Katherine Press. pp. 285–294.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 293–294.