Crazies Hill
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Crazies Hill is a hamlet
in the English
county of Berkshire
. It adjoins the hamlet of Cockpole Green
.
For local government purposes, the village is within the civil parish
of Wargrave
, which in turn is within the unitary authority
of Wokingham.
The Village Hall was originally built to serve also as a Mission Church and still contains the paraphernalia of an altar etc behind folding doors.
Crazies Hill Church of England
Primary School is located in the village.
Summerfield House, which is set in 23 acres (9.3 ha) of beautiful grounds and landscaped gardens, was originally built in 1790 as the Town Hall at nearby Henley-on-Thames
. It was moved to Crazies Hill by Major WHM Willis during 1898 when the new Town Hall was built. He had the facade including the cupola
and entrance hall re-erected here as the basis for his new country house originally called Crazies.
By the side of a woodland track to the south of the hamlet is Rebecca's Well. This is the site of the spring
which used to be the hamlet's water supply. In 1870, the curate of Wargrave, the Rev Grenville Phillimore, invited subscriptions to fund a proper basin for the spring to keep the water clean. Later further money was raised to build a brick
structure around the spring to keep out fallen leaves and other debris.
About 0.6 mile (0.965604 km) on the road to Wargrave is Hennerton Golf Club.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
. It adjoins the hamlet of Cockpole Green
Cockpole Green
Cockpole Green is a village in Berkshire, England. Part, including the original village green lies within the civil parish of Hurley and part within the civil parish of Wargrave. Therefore, it is served by two unitary authorities....
.
For local government purposes, the village is within the civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Wargrave
Wargrave
Wargrave is a large village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire, which encloses the confluence of the River Loddon and the River Thames. It is in the Borough of Wokingham...
, which in turn is within the unitary authority
Unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
of Wokingham.
The Village Hall was originally built to serve also as a Mission Church and still contains the paraphernalia of an altar etc behind folding doors.
Crazies Hill Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Primary School is located in the village.
Summerfield House, which is set in 23 acres (9.3 ha) of beautiful grounds and landscaped gardens, was originally built in 1790 as the Town Hall at nearby Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from Reading, 10 miles upstream and west from Maidenhead...
. It was moved to Crazies Hill by Major WHM Willis during 1898 when the new Town Hall was built. He had the facade including the cupola
Cupola
In architecture, a cupola is a small, most-often dome-like, structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof or dome....
and entrance hall re-erected here as the basis for his new country house originally called Crazies.
By the side of a woodland track to the south of the hamlet is Rebecca's Well. This is the site of the spring
Spring (hydrosphere)
A spring—also known as a rising or resurgence—is a component of the hydrosphere. Specifically, it is any natural situation where water flows to the surface of the earth from underground...
which used to be the hamlet's water supply. In 1870, the curate of Wargrave, the Rev Grenville Phillimore, invited subscriptions to fund a proper basin for the spring to keep the water clean. Later further money was raised to build a brick
Brick
A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction, usually laid using various kinds of mortar. It has been regarded as one of the longest lasting and strongest building materials used throughout history.-History:...
structure around the spring to keep out fallen leaves and other debris.
About 0.6 mile (0.965604 km) on the road to Wargrave is Hennerton Golf Club.