Bockhampton, Berkshire

Bockhampton (SU335782) is an abandoned village in Berkshire that was enclosed in the late 18th century.

Bockhampton was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Bochentone: Ralph the earl's son; Odo and Edward, king's thanes.

"[1] who held the land in return for keeping the King's harriers.

Bockhampton Manor House was built in the 16th century by Thomas Blagrave (and subsequently rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries) and absorbed the three old manors of East Bockhampton, West Bockhampton and Hoppeshortland.

[2] The village was uprooted and the land enclosed in 1776 thanks to the Inclosure Act 1773,[3] as sheep farming proved to be more profitable than tillage.

Footpath to Lambourn, Bockhampton would have been in the field directly ahead of the path, to the left of the substation.
Site of the abandoned village of Bockhampton
Bockhampton Manor House.
Signpost at top of Bockhampton Road leading to the abandoned village of Bockhampton