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As we return to the High Street, we come across No 25, Virginia House Stores, a large old double house dating from 1857 that was a shop for many years. It is now a private house.
It has a cellar and operated a slaughterhouse in the long building at the rear.
No 43, The Old Castle was originally an ale house named The Crown and Castle. The history of this building and its adjacent cottages can be traced back to the early 1700s.
No 43a, tacked on to the side of The Old Castle building for many years, was the blacksmith’s shop. It was pulled down in middle 1900s, allowing the road to be widened.
Pearcey Cottage is situated right next to The Knoll.
Harriets End is an old thatched cottage on the east side of the High Street.
Maryot Close is a comparatively new development of four upmarket houses, built on the site of Rogers Yard, the agricultural business that flourished there for a number of years.
No 45 is a large, old, L-shaped house that for many years was the Hickson’s butcher’s shop.
Nos 47 and 49 are a pair of very old cottages with attic rooms, endways on to the road.
No 51, The Gables is an attractive red-brick, gabled house, with stone window lintels, ledges and lead mullions.
No 53, Home Farm is an extensive L-shaped, stone-built property, with barns and outhouses.
The stone plaque on the wall is dated 1849.
No 57, Village Farm, more commonly known as Fleet’s Farm, for many years the home of the well-known Sherington Fleet family – farmers, horse traders, butchers and dairymen.
Village Close is a group of architect-designed bungalows and houses. It has been rumoured that the original contractor/builder of this development became bankrupt and the project was continued by another a little time later. This is the reason for the two differing styles of houses within the development.
No 59, Bakers Farm takes its name from the field opposite (ie Baker’s Field). It was known previously as Church End Farm, when it was part of the Tyringham Estates in 1917.
Part of Bakers Farm, The Winnowing Barn, was converted into a private house and then to light industrial and office buildings.
Just past Bakers Farm is a new estate of 36 houses – Sherington Grange, built in 2019.
On the right-hand side when going north, the village ends with some 1930s’-style houses.
You are now starting to walk up Cross Albans Hill. The road will take you take you up to the village of Emberton and also to the town of Olney. At the top of the hill is the site of the Sherington Murder, which happened in 1872.
This now completes the virtual tour of Sherington. We thank you for taking the time to come and look through the tour of our village and hope that you have found something of interest.
Archive photographs of High Street (North)
