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West Hanney, Oxfordshire
West Hanney maps
Historic maps of West Hanney and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all West Hanney maps
Historic map of West Hanney
Illustrated Victorian map of Oxfordshire
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West Hanney books
Displaying 3 of 3 books about West Hanney and the local area. View all West Hanney books
Oxfordshire Photographic Memories
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£14
Abingdon Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
Henley-on-Thames Town and City Memories
Paperback
£13
3 West Hanney photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of West Hanney
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This is the best picture yet of that great old tree that I have found. I sat on its roots at the age of 5 years back in 1939, and all through the war it was a great place to sit out of the rain.
I have a picture of it when it was young, and a picture of its stump... [more]
Shared on 30 November 2008
I lived in the house immediately behind "the big tree" from 1973-1975. I was only 8 or 9 years old and have fond memories of climbing in the lower reaches of that tree. I have a photo my parents took of the tree in the winter, and one can see how massive the tree's upper branches and trunk were in spite... [more]
Shared on 25 August 2008
I moved to East Hanney in 1956 at the age of 4, we moved to Manor Farm Cottage just behind the centre of the photo. the large tree on the left was known as "the big tree" and it was said that Oliver Cromwell camped there, the occupant of the house on the far end of the row was Mr Creed,... [more]
Shared on 14 December 2007
I used to live in The Pound at Goosey. As a pub it seemed massive to me when I was a lot younger, now I realise that in fact it was really small and intimate for a pub. I used to love the huge open fireplace, the smell of the wood smoke mingling with the smell of the beer. I used... [more]
Shared on 20 May 2009
Extracts From West Hanney & Oxfordshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about West Hanney, inspired by Frith photos.
Abingdon Photographic Memories
The route turns west, and passes through East Hanney to West Hanney, a village with two parallel lanes and a small green at the east end. This view shows the spot where the south lane curves north to meet the main through east-west lane; the wall to the left to Aldsworth is now reduced in height by half. The pond has been filled in, but Rose Cottage, the 17th-century timber- framed thatched cottage remains. However, the thatched barn... [more]
This is an extract from Abingdon Photographic Memories.
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Abingdon Photographic Memories
A little further along the road towards East Hanney is the 1930s Lamb Inn. Beyond it, the pair of gables belong to one of a crescent of 1950s council houses. The drainage ditch on the right has now been filled in and paved over as a footpath, and the area in front of the pub is now entirely a tarmac car park.
This is an extract from Abingdon Photographic Memories.
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Abingdon Photographic Memories
The Crown and Thistle Hotel, first mentioned in 1605, was a coaching inn, and one of the town's best known ones. It is still popular, and has the truncated remains of its inn courtyard within – we see it here from the yard end of the carriageway through the building. The further part of the yard in this view now has a roof supported on posts to give shelter to tables and chairs.
This is an extract from Abingdon Photographic Memories.
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