Sparsholt, Oxfordshire
Sparsholt is a village and civil parish about 3 miles (5 km) west of Wantage in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire.Sparsholt was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred the Vale of White Horse to Oxfordshire.[1] The highest point in the parish is Sparsholt Down, a chalk hill 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) south of the village, whose summit is 801 feet (244 m) above sea level.[1] Sparsholt remained with Aldermaston until 1622, when Sir Humphrey Forster sold it to Elizabeth, Lady Craven.It then passed to Anthony Craven's descendants in the Palmer, Richmond and Gabbit families until 1807, when it was sold to a Rev.[3] On the north wall in the nave is a large Renaissance monument with strapwork flanked by Doric columns.[5] A small annual income to run a parish Sunday school was established by private donations in the 18th century.