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Oare, Berkshire

Village in Berkshire, England

Village in Berkshire, England

FieldValue
official_nameOare
static_image_nameSt Bartholomew, Oare - geograph.org.uk - 1539092.jpg
static_image_captionSt Bartholomew's Church, Oare
civil_parishChieveley
unitary_englandWest Berkshire
lieutenancy_englandBerkshire
regionSouth East England
countryEngland
post_townNewbury
postcode_districtRG20
postcode_areaRG
dial_code01635
constituency_westminsterNewbury
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Oare is a small village in the civil parish of Chieveley in the English county of Berkshire.

History

Oare boasts the earliest documented history within the parish. In 638, King Edgar gave Oare Chapel to the Abbot of Abingdon, a gift witnessed by Saint Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury. Ten hides of land (around 1200 acres) accompanied it.

A monastic grange was built by the abbot at which he could rest on the arduous journey between Abingdon and Winchester. The grange was where Oare Farm House now stands. All that remains of the original is a very fine garden wall. The pond beside the church was formerly used by the monks and prior to hold carp for their Friday meals. The grange was pulled down during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the reign of Henry VIII, leaving the little church for the people. Oare became a chapel of Chieveley at that time.

The church, dedicated to St Bartholomew, is described by Historic England as "C15, almost completely re-built in Decorated style in 1852". It is Grade II listed, as is Roean Cottage to the west, and a barn at Kiln Farm.

The M4 motorway runs just to the north of the village between junctions 12 (Theale) and 13 (Chieveley Services); this section opened in 1971.

References

  • Much of the text for this page was originally taken, with permission, from www.chieveley.info.

References

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  4. "158 Newbury & Hungerford". Ordnance Survey.
  5. (2009). "M4. Maidenhead to Wickham (J8 to J14) Statistics and options.". Motorway Archive Trust.
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