Museums · West Midlands
Faringdon
Faringdon — a museum in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Mick Lobb — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Faringdon is a museum in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Faringdon is a museum located in the West Midlands. It offers insights into local history and culture, showcasing a variety of exhibits. The museum is designed to educate visitors about the region's heritage.
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Background
History
The toponym 'Faringdon' means 'hill covered in fern'. Claims, for example by P. J. Goodrich, that King Edward the Elder (reigned 899–924) died in Faringdon are unfounded. Domesday Book of 1086 records Farendone as a large settlement with 45 households (in the top 20% of all settlements in England for population) in the ancient hundred of Wyfold in Berkshire. Faringdon was one of many settlements owned by the king so had the benefit of paying no geld, a land tax. After the Conquest a castle was erected in Faringdon by the Earl of Gloucester, which was afterwards razed by Stephen, who built upon its site a priory for Cistercian monks, subject to Beaulieu Abbey, in Hampshire. Faringdon…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.6570, -1.5860
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Vale of White Horse
- Parish
- Great Faringdon
- Postcode
- SN7 7JL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Witney
- Official site
- faringdontowncouncil.gov.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Faringdon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Faringdon?
- Faringdon is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.6570°, -1.5860°.
- Is Faringdon wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Faringdon. Check ahead for specific facilities.