Furze Hill

Furze Hill is a forest in Hermitage, West Berkshire, England. Furze Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Little Hungerford, as well as near Oare.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hampstead Norreys Castle and Grimsbury Castle.

Hampstead Norreys Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Steve Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hampstead Norreys Castle was a Norman castle in the village of Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire, England.

Grimsbury Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grimsbury Castle is an Iron Age "multiple enclosure" Hill Fort comprising a large circular encampment on a high hill. It is within Grimsbury Wood, between Cold Ash and Hermitage, in the county of Berkshire.

Church of St Bartholomew

Church

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hermitage and Hampstead Norreys.

Hermitage

Village

Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hermitage is a village and civil parish, near Newbury, in the English county of Berkshire. The civil parish is made up of a number of settlements: Hermitage village, Little Hungerford and Wellhouse.

Hampstead Norreys

Village

Photo: Michael Ford, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hampstead Norreys is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. It is centred on the River Pang, north of Newbury. As well as the nucleus of Hampstead Norreys, the parish includes the hamlets of Bothampstead, Eling and Wyld Court.