A Roman road Ermin Street that linked Corinium Dobunnorum (Cirencester) and Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester) ran from southeast to northwest through Ownham.

[1] Early man was drawn to settle here because of the clear water supply and river ford in Boxford.

[3] Other notable historic buildings are a farm tenant's thatched cottage, a chapel of ease and a merchant house.

The 6,500-acre property is given over to a variety of arable crops including wheat, barley, peas and beans, as well as a beef herd and sheep.

One footpath (Boxford Parish Path 14) links Ownham to the Wickham Heath bus stop for route 4 Newbury to Lambourn.