Nearby Pope's Meadow is a countryside park that offers recreational facilities with open grassland, ponds, copse and mature oak trees.

(1646–1717) a linen merchant of Plough Court, Lombard Street, London, and Edith Pope (née Turner) (1643–1733), who were both Catholics.

Shortly after William III and Mary II became joint monarchs in 1689, Catholics were expelled from the City of London.

Now much altered, and renamed Pope's Manor, it was for some years the southern headquarters of the construction company Bryant Homes (later Taylor Wimpey), who refurbished the then much neglected property.

She ordered the enforcement of the laws against Catholics and had a census made of the Number of Papists in every Parish, with their Qualities, Estates and Places of Abode.

Two months later Parnell revisited Binfield and from there he and Pope travelled to Letcombe Bassett, 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Wantage.