Lockinge Estate Explained

The Lockinge Estate is a 3035hectare agricultural and housing estate near Wantage that today includes most of the land and property encompassing the villages of West Lockinge, East Lockinge and Ardington.[1] The current manager of the Lockinge Estate is Thomas Loyd.[2] Almost the entire estate is included within the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

The ancient Icknield Way passed through the estate,[3] as does the modern-day National Cycle Route 544.[4]

History

Following consecutive land purchases the between 1859 and 1870,[5] the estate became one of the largest in England.[6] The estate grew in character under the ownership of Lady Harriet and Robert Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage, who significantly improved housing and services for the estate workers and attempted to create a worker's model village.[7] [8] Lord Wantage also had Lockinge House extended and renovated,[8] [9] complete with a large ice house and orangery.[10]

The estate was modernised under Christopher Loyd following World War Two, who had Lockinge House demolished in 1947,[9] established the Lockinge Stud, and established the Lockinge Trust to provide affordable housing.[11] The Lockinge Trust and the Village Housing Charitable Trust continue to manage housing and historic issues on the estate.[1]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Lockinge Estate. Lockinge Estate. Lockinge Estate. 22 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Obituary: Christopher Loyd. Lockinge Estate. Lockinge Estate. 22 July 2015.
  3. Book: Thomas. Edward Jr.. The Icknield Way. 1916. Constable & Company Ltd.. London. 978-1447471929. 51. 22 July 2015.
  4. Web site: Didcot, Wantage and The Ridgeway. Sustrans.org.uk. Sustrans. 28 October 2017.
  5. Web site: D-block GB-440000-186000: Lockinge Estate, Ardington (1). Doomsday Reloaded. BBC. 22 July 2015.
  6. Web site: The thirty landowners who own half a county . Who owns England?.
  7. Robert Loyd-Lindsay Lord Wantage of Lockinge. The Staff of the Dept. of Leisure & Arts. Oxfordshire County Council. Lange. John. Vale and Downland Museum - Local History Series. 1997. 10. 22 July 2015.
  8. Book: William . Page . P. H. . Ditchfield . Parishes: East and West Lockinge . A History of the County of Berkshire. 1924. 4. 307–311 . Victoria County History . London . 22 July 2015.
  9. Web site: Ford. David Nash. Lockinge House. Royal Berkshire History. 22 July 2015.
  10. Web site: Lockinge Orangery. westwaddy ADP Architects and Town Planners. westwaddy ADP Architects and Town Planners. 22 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150723033618/http://westwaddy-adp.co.uk/sectors/conversions/project.php?id=25. 23 July 2015. dead.
  11. News: Obituary: Larch Loyd. 22 July 2015. The Telegraph. 13 August 2013.

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