Badgemore

Human settlement in England

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51°32′32″N 0°55′28″W / 51.54232°N 0.92452°W / 51.54232; -0.92452

Badgemore is a former civil parish, now in the parishes of Bix and Assendon and Rotherfield Greys, in the South Oxfordshire district, in Oxfordshire, England, west of Henley-on-Thames.

History

William the Conqueror gave Henry de Ferrers a considerable number of manors including Badgemore in Oxfordshire.^[1] In the early 19th century the house passed to a Mr Charles Lane^[2] and later that century it was acquired by a Mr Richard Ovey, who was High Sheriff of Oxfordshire.^[3] In 1884 Ovey commissioned John Norton to re-model and enlarge the house.^[4]

Ovey leased Badgemore to Admiral of the Fleet the Earl of Clanwilliam who received a visit from Carola, Queen of Saxony there in April 1905.^[5] Clanwilliam died at Badgemore in August 1907.^[6] The house is now a serviced office facility within the grounds of a golf club.^[7]

On 31 December 1894 Badgemore became a separate civil parish, being formed from part of Henley on Thames, on 1 April 1952 the parish was abolished and merged with Bix and Rotherfield Greys.^[8] In 1951 the parish had a population of 172.^[9]

References

^ "Badgemore". Domesday Book. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
^ Gardner's Directory, 1852
^ "No. 26606". The London Gazette. 12 March 1895. p. 1455.
^ "John Norton - Summary". Parks & Gardens. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
^ "Personal & Social". London Standard. 3 April 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
^ Heathcote, p. 17
^ "Badgemore House". Badgemore Park. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
^ "Relationships and changes Badgemore CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
^ "Population statistics Badgemore CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 May 2024.