Fyfield houses [5]
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Fyfield houses [5]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 2 Sep 2019
The house named Pheasants is situated at the edge of the village. Built in the 18th century with a large 20th century extension at the rear seen here. The front of the house is seen at Image Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1033846 The village of Fyfield was once closer to the River Kennet. Frequent flooding and a number of cottage fires led in the 1860s to the abandonment of that site in favour of higher ground along the London to Bath road (now the A4). Many of the new cottages, the Fighting Cocks inn and a chapel were demolished when the A4 was widened in the 1930s.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.415686
Longitude
-1.787851