The main country estate in Shrivenham is the Beckett Estate. The estate and the Barrington family who lived there were the inspirations for the naming of Becket, Massachusetts and Great Barrington, Massachusetts. It was also the home of Henry Marten, the regicide.
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There has been a human settlement at Shrivenham from at least 400 bc. The remains of a Roman villa have been uncovered nearby.
Historically, Shrivenham is part of the Shrivenham Hundred which contained Ashbury, Buscot, Coleshill, Compton Beauchamp, Eaton Hastings, Shrivenham, and Uffington [1]. After the 19th century, Hundreds effectively ceased to function, although they have not been abolished.
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In Tom Brown's Schooldays, the main character Tom Brown mentions Shrivenham station (now defunct):
"Most of you have probably travelled down the Great Western Railway as far as Swindon. Those of you who did so with their eyes open have been aware, soon after leaving the Didcot station, of a fine range of chalk hills running parallel with the railway on the left-hand side as you go down, and distant some two or three miles, more or less, from the line. The highest point in the range is the White Horse Hill, which you come in front of just before you stop at the Shrivenham station. If you love English scenery, and have a few hours to spare, you can't do better, the next time you pass, than stop at the Farringdon Road or Shrivenham station, and make your way to that highest point."
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[edit] Further reading
- Laird,Philip. (2007) . Shrivenham: A Local Place for Local People
- Boobyer, David. (2005). Shrivenham: Portraits of a Typical English Village.
- Dils, Joan & Schwartz, Deidre. (2005). Tudor and Stuart Shrivenham.
- Hill, Rev. Edward Frank. (1929). A Record of the Parish of Shrivenham, Berkshire.
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