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The Folly (aka Lord Berners' Folly) is a mid-1930s tall brick tower "folly" on Faringdon Hill, Berkshire. The hill itself is the site of a prehistoric defensive ring. It was fortified again by the troops of Oliver Cromwell to neutralise, unsuccessfully, the Royalist garrison based on Faringdon House. In 1935, Lord Berners employed some of his estate workers on building a brick ‘folly’, 100 feet high, among the pines. The site is within the council area of Vale of White Horse (Oxfordshire).
Historic England Listing 1048457.
Place Type: 20th-century Building
Historic County: Berkshire
Lat, Long: 51.659528,-1.5716143
Grid Reference: SU 2972 9572
Civil Parish: Great Faringdon CP
Council Area: Vale of White Horse CA (Oxfordshire CA)
Police Area: Thames Valley PA
GBPN ID: 304924
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/The_Folly,_Berkshire_304924
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Historic England Listing 1048457.
Place Type: 20th-century Building
Historic County: Berkshire
Lat, Long: 51.659528,-1.5716143
Grid Reference: SU 2972 9572
Civil Parish: Great Faringdon CP
Council Area: Vale of White Horse CA (Oxfordshire CA)
Police Area: Thames Valley PA
GBPN ID: 304924
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/The_Folly,_Berkshire_304924
Peruse Berkshire on Wikishire