Great Coldharbour - Wennington
A lonely riverside farm demolished  c 1920.In 1848 an “Independent Minister” and farmer lived here named Henry Cooke Bourne. He died in 1855 and is commemorated on an obelisk at the church bearing the initials “H.C.B.”

Thatched Cottage, Church Lane Wennington
Before the school adjoining Wennington church was constructed in 1876, this timbered and thatched cottage in Church Lane, which belonged to the churchwardens, served as the school house.The building has now been demolished.

South Hall, Wennington
The manor of South Hall is recorded in the Domesday Book as belonging in Saxon times to Alsi(Alsius), a freeman.In the 14th century the manor was held by the Prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem.

Wennington Hall
In 1851 James Hall was the farmer here with 10 labourers working on 250 acres.The hall was subsequently demolished and the current Wennington Hall Farm was built.

Willow Farm, Wennington
in 1963
Once called Scripps, William Walker, who lived here in the 19th century was a firm supporter of the “Fancy” or Noble Art.

Wennington is a small village of about 300 inhabitants, set in 1285 acres of marsh and farmland. The village itself is spread out, with the majority of people living on the South side of the road. It’s boundaries are the South Hall Bridge to the West, the A1306 (the old A13) to the North, the Lennards Public House to the East and the River Thames to the South.Originally agriculture and farming predominated, with cottages for the workers. New Cottages, Laundry Cottages and Marine Cottages still exist

Many old buildings have disappeared with the passing of time:
      The Laundry - opposite Laundry Cottages.
     The Blacksmith’s Forge next to the Laundry
     The Thatched Cottage in Church Lane where children                             went to school
     Wennington House - demolished in 1953
     Coldharbour Farm - now demolished but was a farmhouse              sited on the banks of the River Thames.

For some old records of Wennington click here

Lenthorpe House, Wennington in 1961

It was also known as Leventhorpe; the name was recorded as far back as 1544.