Farley Hill, Berkshire

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Farley Hill is a village in the county of Berkshire, England. For local government purposes, the village is within the civil parish of Swallowfield, which in turn is within the unitary authority of Wokingham.

Notable buildings

The village has three fine country houses: Farley Court, Farley Hall and Farley Castle. The red brick church of St John the Evangelist, Farley Hill, was designed by George Truefitt and built in 1890-92. It closed at the end of 2012 after draft closure scheme was set in motion by the Church Commissioners. After a community use for the church could not be found, it was sold and converted to become private housing in 2016.

Amenities

Farley Hill has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V. Farley Hill also has a village hall, The Victory Hall, donated to the inhabitants in 1919 by William Bishop of Farley Court.

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