Farley Hill, Berkshire

Farley Hill is a village in the county of Berkshire, England.^[1][2] For local government purposes, the village is within the civil parish of Swallowfield, which in turn is within the unitary authority of Wokingham.^[3]

Farley Hill
Farley Hill Location within Berkshire
OS grid reference	SU752645
Civil parish	Swallowfield
Unitary authority	Wokingham
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Reading
Postcode district	RG7
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Royal Berkshire
Ambulance	South Central
List of places UK England Berkshire 51.37459°N 0.92099°W / 51.37459; -0.92099

Woodland near Farley Hill, November 2007

Notable buildings

The village has three fine country houses: Farley Court, Farley Hall and Farley Castle.^[4]

The red brick church of St John the Evangelist, Farley Hill, was designed by George Truefitt and built in 1890-92.^[5] It closed at the end of 2012 after draft closure scheme was set in motion by the Church Commissioners.^[6] After a community use for the church could not be found, it was sold and converted to become private housing in 2016.^[7]

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.