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.

Badgemore
Pastures at Badgemore
Badgemore is located in Oxfordshire
Badgemore
Badgemore
Location within Oxfordshire
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°32′32″N 0°55′28″W / 51.54232°N 0.92452°W / 51.54232; -0.92452

History

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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

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

Sources

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  • Heathcote, Tony (2002). The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 – 1995. Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0-85052-835-6.