In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Fernham like this:
FERNHAM, a hamlet in Shrivenham parish, Berks; near the Great Western railway, 2 ½ miles SSE of Faringdon. Real property, £2, 116. Pop., 246. Houses, 51. A church for Longcott chapelry was built here in 1861, at a cost of £819, exclusive of the site; consists of nave, chancel, and south porch, with bell-turret; and is in the geometric style.
Fernham through time
Fernham is now part of Vale of White Horse district. Click here for graphs and data of how Vale of White Horse has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Fernham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Fernham, in Vale of White Horse and Berkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4527
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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