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Harwell is a large village at the foot of the Berkshire Downs historically well known for its cherry orchards. In fact records show them selling the famous Harwell cherries in Abingdon in the 1610s, and the area still has a few local orchards today!
St.
Matthew's Church was mainly built in the 13th Century
and has rubble walls of clunch covered with plaster on
the inside and with roughcast on the outside. Its size
reflects the existence of a considerable population in
the village, then on the Wallingford to Gloucester highway,
and was formerly dedicated to St. Mary. The date of the
rededication to St. Matthew's is not known. Harwell is just off the A417 about 2 miles west of Didcot. It is bypassed by the A34. |
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Harwell