Crux Easton

Crux Easton
The Titt Engine

Crux Easton is a hamlet in the English county of Hampshire located 6½ miles south of Newbury. It falls within the civil parish of Ashmansworth. It is the site of a restored wind engine manufactured by John Wallis Titt c1892.[1]

In 1870 official records showed that Crux Easton was 1,099 acres (4.45 km2) in size, had a population of 76, and had 17 houses.

During World War 2 the British fascist Sir Oswald Mosley and his wife Diana (nee Mitford) were under house arrest in Crux Easton.

References

  1. ^ "WIND ENGINE AND FORMER MILL HOUSE AT SU 4268 5632, ASHMANSWORTH, BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE, HAMPSHIRE". English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?pid=2&id=138485. Retrieved 2008-10-29. 

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Coordinates: 51°18′15″N 1°23′25″W / 51.30423°N 1.39029°W / 51.30423; -1.39029


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