Country cottages and self-catering holiday accommodation near Faringdon, Oxfordshire

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Faringdon is a bustling market town near the A420 in the Vale of the White Horse in the south west of Oxfordshire. It has a good shopping centre, leisure centre, golf courses, churches, pubs, schools, a museum, and numerous amenities. There are many splendid Georgian buildings near the 17th century Town Hall. The name Faringdon means 'hill covered with ferns'. It's built on the North Berkshire Ridge which is composed of limestone and sandstone. One area known as the Farindgon Sponge Bed contains many marine fossils. Fossils of sea urchins and sponges have been found.