- Oxenford Farm
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Oxenford Farm was a parish farm, with Gothic revival buildings designed by Augustus Pugin.[1]
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History
Richard de Aquila granted Oxenford to Waverley Abbey, before 1147. It was a Cistercian monastery farming for Waverley Abbey, until 1536. It was granted to Sir William Fitz William during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, when it was valued at £4 13s. 4d.[2]
The buildings are in the Peper Harow park.[3][4]
Popular culture
The farm was a location for Robin Hood (2010 film).[5]
References
- ^ http://weyriver.co.uk/theriver/wey_united_B.htm#RobinHoodOxenford
- ^ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42930&strquery=oxenford%20Peper%20Harow
- ^ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42927&strquery=oxenford%20Peper%20Harow
- ^ http://www.peperharowcc.com/willowwalk.html
- ^ http://weyriver.co.uk/theriver/wey_united_B.htm#RobinHoodOxenford
External links
Categories:- Cistercian monasteries in England
- Monasteries in Surrey
- Ruins in Surrey
- Gothic Revival architecture
- Archaeological sites in Surrey
- 1538 disestablishments
- Christian monasteries established in the 12th century
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