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Tithe Barn is a medieval agricultural building located in Berkshire, England. The structure dates from the medieval period and served as a storage facility for tithes collected from local agricultural production, reflecting the economic relationship between the Church and rural communities during this era. The barn's physical form exemplifies the substantial stone or timber-framed construction typical of such institutional buildings, designed to accommodate large quantities of grain and other produce. As a scheduled ancient monument, the Tithe Barn represents an important surviving example of medieval ecclesiastical infrastructure and agrarian management.
Tithe barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006313. View the official record →
Tithe Barn is a medieval agricultural building located in Berkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006313.
Tithe barn is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006313.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Watchfield Anglo-Saxon cemetery (3.8 km), Medieval settlement remains immediately south east of Fresden Farm (4.5 km), Medieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow south-west of Eastrop Farm (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Tithe barn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Tithe barn stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.