Welcome to "A History of Fox Corner", where you can find out about the people, buildings and activities of Fox Corner in past years.
THE SITE IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT (95% COMPLETE). COMPLETION JAN 2024.
Launch date: - Dec 2021
Recent updates: - Oct 2023 (Bullswater Farm area)
- Nov 2023 (The Slaughter Family)
- Dec 2023 (Hogleys Farm)
- Ongoing edits to reflect readers' contributions (stories, photos, etc, as well as pointing out some of our errors, with grateful thanks)
Next updates: - Dec 2023 (Whites Farm)
- Dec 2023 (The commons)
The Fox is a well known landmark. But did you know that it was built on a piece of land called Gander Hill? Or that Africa's most famous game hunter lived at Fox Corner? Or that David Livingstone's daughter lived here? Or that an England cricket captain once lived in the area? And in the 1950's where in Fox Corner did an MP live?
We hope you enjoy reading about these and the other things that created the Fox Corner of today.
Please use the menu above to access the different parts of the site.
This site was developed in conjunction with Pirbright Historians (https://www.pirbright.info/). We're keen to add to the site wherever possible. Please report any further information (inc photos), suggestions or inaccuracies by emailing: admin@rickfordhistory.com
The information on this site was derived mainly from publicly available sources. For reasons of privacy, there should be no information relating to current property owners or occupiers unless it is already public, or consent has been obtained.