Farley Hill, Berkshire
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Village
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in the English
England
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county of Berkshire
Berkshire
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For local government purposes, the village is within the civil parish
Civil parish
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of Swallowfield
Swallowfield
Swallowfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. It is situated south of the town of Reading, and north of the county boundary with Hampshire....
, which in turn is within the unitary authority
Unitary authority
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of Wokingham
Wokingham (district)
Wokingham is a local government district in Berkshire, United Kingdom. It is named after its main town, Wokingham. Other places in the district include Arborfield, Barkham, Charvil, Earley, Finchampstead, Hurst, Sonning, Remenham, Ruscombe, Shinfield, Twyford, Wargrave, Three Mile Cross, Winnersh,...
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The village has three fine country houses: Farley Court, Farley Hall
Farley Hall
Farley Hall is a female residence hall located on the North Quad of the main campus of the University of Notre Dame.-History:Farley Hall was built in 1942 and was named for Father John "Pop" Farley. Pop Farley, an ND alumnus himself, served as the rector of Corby, Walsh, and Sorin Halls. The dorm...
and Farley Castle
Farley Castle
Farley Castle is an early 19th century modern house situated at Farley Hill, Berkshire, Swallowfield, Berkshire.The Gothic-styled, two-storey house in red brick with battlements and round turrets, was built by Martin-Atkins and Woodbury circa 1810, and was the former home of Benjamin Brodie.From...
. Farley Hill has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V
George V of the United Kingdom
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