Woolley Green, Berkshire
| Woolley Green | |
|---|---|
 The Shire House | |
  Woolley Green Location within Berkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU8580 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
Woolley Green is a village to the west of Maidenhead in the county of Berkshire, England.[1]
Location
[edit]Woolley Green is a ribbon development along Cherry Garden Lane in the extreme north-east corner of the civil parish of White Waltham in Berkshire.[2] It sits just south of the Bath Road, immediately to the west of Junction 9b of the A404(M) and east of Littlewick Green. It is surrounded, on the north and west, by Maidenhead Thicket. The hamlet of Altwood adjoins it to the south.
Buildings
[edit]Interesting buildings in Woolley include Feens Farm, Woolley Hall and Woolley Grange.[3] Feens Farm is the old manor house of Woolley Fiennes.[3] It is said to be haunted by a Roman hunting dog, the 'Black Dog of Feens'.[3] Woolley Hall became the manor house when it was built in the 1780s.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 175 Reading & Windsor (Henley-on-Thames & Bracknell) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319232149.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d Ford, David Nash (2020). East Berkshire Town and Village Histories. Wokingham: Nash Ford Publishing. pp. 153–155. ISBN 9781905191017.
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