Listed buildings in West Hagbourne

19 buildings or structures in the village have been listed as being of special architectural or historic interest. Most of them are in West Hagbourne Conservation Area and their locations can be seen on the conservation area map.
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The listed buildings include 5 farmhouses, 7 cottages, 2 barns, a granary, 2 gate piers, a cob wall and a milestone.

Date listed
Description (as described by SODC on their website)
Grove Manor Farmhouse
April 1952
Mid C17, encased in brick and altered early C18. Red brick with grey brick headers in Flemish bond; old plain-tile roof; brick ridge stack to left of centre. Originally 3-unit lobby-entry plan. 2-storey, 5-window range to rear. Double part-glazed door to right of centre with fluted Doric pilaster surround supporting frieze with triglyphs and carved cows heads to metopes, pedimented hood on carved brackets. Tripartite sashes with glazing bars and cambered rubbed brick heads to right, centre, and left; that to left has 2 panels to base forming French window. Blocked doorway to left of centre. Moulded brick band between ground and first floor. Tripartite sashes with glazing bars and rubbed brick heads to first floor except blind panel to right of centre, and 16-pane sash to left of centre. Richly moulded brick cornice to eaves. Interior: dog-leg staircase with 3 twisted balusters to each tread. Room of fielded panelling to ground floor left with half-domed niche to left of fireplace with shaped shelves, winged angle-heads to spandrels and flanked by pilasters. Basket-arched recess to right of fireplace, continued in room to centre, probably former entrance. Subsidiary lean-to addition to left return.
Ivy Farmhouse
November 1986
Early C18, with early C19 brick front. Red brick; old plain-tile roof; brick ridge stack to centre. 2-unit lobby-entry plan. Single storey and attic; 2-window range. Plank door to gabled brick porch to centre. 3-light wood casements with segmental brick heads to left and right. Cross-gable to right with 3-light wood casement with segmental brick head. Half-hipped cross-gable to left with 3-light wood casement. Interior: straight flight stairs. Queen-post roof. Blocked fireplaces to ground and first floor centre. Some C18 doors with original hinges to first floor.
Manor Farmhouse
November 1986
Mid C17. Roughcast, probably on timber-framing; old plain-tile roof; brick ridge stack to centre. Probably originally 2-unit lobby-entry plan. 2 storeys and attic; 2-window range. C19 four-panel part-glazed door to C19 porch to left return. 4-pane sashes to all openings. Cross-gable to right of centre with fish-scale tile-hanging and 2-light casement. Blocked fireplaces to interior centre. Ovolo-moulded spine beams to ground floor. C19 cross-wing to right. Red bricks; plain-tile roof; 2 storeys.
York Farmhouse
April 1952
Probably early C16 with later alterations. Cruck-framed; rendered base; roughcast, probably on timber-framing; old plain-tile half-hipped roof; brick ridge stack to centre, end stack to right. Hall-house plan with cross-wing to right. Single-storey and attic; 3-window range; with 2-storeys-and-attic cross-wing to right. Plank door to centre with open timber-framed porch. 3-light casement to left. 2-light casement to left of centre. 4-light casement to right of centre. Angled bay to end of cross-wing. Cross-gables with 3-light casements to left and to right of centre. Jettied first floor to cross-wing. 2-light casement to cross-wing first floor centre. Half-hipped gable end to cross-wing with 2-light attic casement. Stone base to left return. Interior: C20 open well staircase. Jointed cruck with arch-bracing to collar to centre. Open fireplace to ground floor right of centre with bread-oven arch. Extensive beaming to interior, spine beams with ogee end-stops.
Down Farmhouse - on the south side of Didcot Road
November 1986
Late C17, with mid C18 front and C20 alterations. Red brick with grey brick headers in Flemish bond; old plain-tile half-hipped roof; brick ridge stack to left of centre, lateral stack to right. 3-unit baffle-entry plan. 2 storeys and attic; 3-window range. C20 plank door with gabled plain-tile hood to left of centre. C20 two-light casement to left with segmental brick head. C20 angled-bay window with plain-tile hipped roof to centre. 2-light C20 casement to right. Flat brick band between ground and first floor. 3-light leaded wood casement to first floor centre. 2-light casements to left and right. Gabled full dormer with 2-light casement to centre. Angle-braced timber-framing with brick infill to first floor and attic of left and right returns. Dog-leg stairs. Queen-post roof. Open fireplace to ground floor left with domed bread-oven. Timber-framed partition with brick infill to ground floor right.
Blissets
April 1952
Mid C17. Rendered base; large timber-framing; rendered infill; thatch roof, catslide to left return; brick ridge stack to centre, end stack to left. Single storey and attic; 4-window range at right-angles to street. Central porch with hipped plain-tile roof, C20 plank door to right return. Irregular fenestration of casements. 3 swept half-dormers. Jetty to right return attic. Angled-bay on brackets to attic gable end with Queen-post roof truss. Interior not inspected.
Green Thatch
November 1986
Large timber-framing; rendered infill; thatch half-hipped roof; brick ridge stack. Single storey and attic; 2-bay, single-window range. C20 porch with C20 plank door to right return. 3-light casement to right. 2-light casements to gable ends to left and right returns. Interior not inspected.
Enard Cottage
November 1986
C18. Large timber-framing; rendered infill; thatch hipped roof; C20 brick ridge stacks to left and right. 2-storey, 2-window range. Plank door to porch to right with catslide roof. Irregular fenestration of casements. Interior not inspected.
Thatch Cottage
September 1978
C17. Large timber-framing; rendered infill; thatch roof, hipped to left; brick ridge stack to left of centre. Single storey and attic; 3-window range. Plank door to left of centre. Irregular fenestration of casements. Swept dormer to centre. Interior not inspected.
Woodleys
November 1986
Late C17. Large timber-framing; painted brick infill, some in herring-bone pattern; old plain-tile roof; brick central ridge stack. 2-unit lobby-entry plan. Single storey and attic; 2-window range. Central 6-panel door with flat hood. 3-light casements to left and right. 2 gabled dormers. Interior not inspected. Timber-framed cross wing to rear right.
Wycherts
November 1986
Late C17. Painted brick base; large timber-framing; rendered and brick infill; old plain-tile roof; brick ridge stack to centre. 2-unit lobby-entry plan. 2-storey, 2-window range at right-angles to street. Double glazed doors to C20 porch to centre. 2-light wood casement to right. 2 single-light casements to first floor. Queen-post roof truss to right return gable end. Interior not inspected.
York Farm Cottage
November 1986
C17. Large timber-framing; rendered infill; thatch roof, hipped to left, half-hipped to right; brick ridge stack to centre, end stack to right. 2-unit lobby-entry plan. 2-storey, 2-window range. Central plank door. 3-light leaded casements to left and right. Two 3-light casements to first floor. Interior not inspected.
Barn NW of York Farmhouse
November 1986
Probably late C17. Painted stone and brick base; large timber-framing; weatherboarding; corrugated iron roof. 5-bay barn with outshuts to rear. Hipped midstrey to rear centre. Double Queen-post roof with wind braces, some common rafters missing or replaced. Included for group value.
Barn and attached Grain Store SE of Manor Farmhouse
November 1986
Probably early C18. Brick base; large timber-framing; weatherboarding; old plain-tile roof. 3-bay barn. Double plank doors to centre. Queen-post roof. Attached grain store. Red brick in Flemish bond to ground floor; large timber-framing; weatherboarding; old plain-tile roof. Plank door to centre. Queen-post roof with wind-braces. Chamfered joists to attic floor, with central opening. Central C19 grain hoist machinery.
Granary of York Farmhouse
November 1986
Early C18. Staddle stones; large timber-framing; weatherboarding; old plain-tile half-hipped roof. Central plank door. Queen-post roof. Included for group value.
Two gate piers approx. 21m south of Grove Farmhouse

November 1986
Early C18. Red rubbed brick moulded stone copings
Cob wall attached to Wycherts

November 1986
C18. Cob with thatch coping.
Milestone at SU5041 8770 on the north side A417 - between the junction with Main Street and the Hagbourne Farm Partners grain store
November 1986
C18. Stone. Triangular with convex curved sides to left and right. Curved edge to road. Inscribed "Reading 17, Wantage 7".


There are also three buildings of local note in the village, i.e. buildings that, whilst not being worthy of a listing, are thought to make a positive contribution to the character of the area. These are:

  • Broomsticks
  • Barns behind and to the south of Ivy Farmhouse
  • The Horse and Harrow