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The man who remembered Jane Austen: Kintbury’s Rev Fulwar Craven Fowle
We have, I believe, just one description of Jane Austen’s appearance, recalled by someone who knew her well all her life – someone who had known her since she was a small child of three. “She was like a doll……certainly pretty – bright and a good deal of colour in her face – like a…
West Woodhay: A downland village in a changing agricultural landscape
This post is in two parts. In the first part, I consider the village of West Woodhay from a changing historical perspective. For the second part, we are delighted to have a contribution from Harry Henderson of West Woodhay Farms in which he describes the recent changes in agricultural practices which have enabled vitally important…
Defending the border? The view from Walbury Hill
At present I am writing this as I look out at my garden on a particularly hot day. I am in Berkshire, or, if you prefer, Royal Berkshire. Less than three miles from my garden fence is Hampshire and I can look out of my bedroom window at Wiltshire. If I were to stand on…
Kin & Kintbury
In this article, Ellen Lock Ireland discusses Jane Auten’s close relationship with friends and extended family in Kintbury. Similarly to the way in which we meet the families in Jane Austen’s novels (the Bennets, Bingleys, Dashwoods, Morlands, Bertrams etc), we can get to know a real life Kintbury family through her letters to her sister.…
When the Stars & Stripes flew over Enborne
Hamstead Park lies between the villages of Hamstead Marshall and Enborne, around four miles to the east of Kintbury. In medieval times it was a deer park belonging to William, Earl Marshall of England and later became the property of the Crown. However, between 1620 and 1984, Hamstead Park belonged to the Craven family. A…
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Kintbury and Beyond 