Cholsey (1826). A large village with a railway station 48-1/2 miles
from Paddington, the junction for Wallingford, distant 2-1/2 miles to
the north-east. The large cruciform church has a fine Early English
chancel. The arches of the central tower are massive and early Norman,
and there are good Norman doors and windows in the church. The upper
part of the tower belongs to the Decorated period. (p. 91.)
Clewer (6171) on the river Thames is practically a suburb of Windsor,
with numerous orphanages, homes, and other charitable institutions.
Coleshill (342). A village three and a half miles west-south-west of
Faringdon on the Berkshire side of the river Cole. Coleshill House
was built from designs by Inigo Jones. There are late Norman and also
Early English arches in the church and the tower with its parapet and
pinnacles is a good example of the Perpendicular style. The base and
shaft of a village cross remain in the churchyard. (p. 117.)
Cookham (3007). A village with a railway station on the Thames a little
above Maidenhead. The church is largely Early English in style, the
solid square tower is Perpendicular and is a prominent object from
the river. (p. 17.)
Coxwell, Great (264). (pp. 106, 116.)
Crowthorne (3185). A village and ecclesiastical district in the
parish of Sandhurst. On Norden's map of Windsor Forest (temp. James I)
the name is given to a tree at a point where three of the Walks met,
and the place is also on the boundary of three parishes. Wellington
College and Broadmoor Lunatic Asylum are close to the village.
Cumnor (870). A village three miles south-west of Oxford. The church
is late Norman and Early English with some later work. The tower has
a round-headed west doorway and good Transition tower arch. There
are scarcely any remains of Cumnor Hall. (pp. 77, 102, 104, 114, 120.)
Didcot (420). An important junction on the Great Western Railway 53
miles from Paddington. In the church is an effigy of the thirteenth
century with a mitre, supposed to be that of the first mitred abbot
of Abingdon. The base of the cross in the churchyard is old. (pp. 88,
124.)
Donnington. A hamlet two miles north of Newbury, with a castle and
priory. (pp. 80, 108, 111.)
Earley (10,485), is becoming a suburb of Reading. Whiteknights, a
seat of the 4th Duke of Marlborough, has now vanished and the park
is partly built over.
Easthampstead (1708), a village three and a half miles south-east
of Wokingham, gave its name to one of the Walks in Windsor
Forest. Caesar's Camp (see page 89) is a mile to the south. There
are four windows by Burne Jones in the church. (pp. 89, 90, 135, 143.)
Englefield (315). A village and park five miles west of
Reading. (pp. 77, 139.)
Faringdon (2770). A market town with railway station 70 miles
from Paddington. The trade is mainly in cattle, sheep, bacon,
and corn. (pp. 35, 62, 67, 70, 88, 95, 97, 99, 106, 117, 120, 129,
141, 143.)
Finchampstead (666). A village three miles south-west of
Wokingham. (pp. 96, 98.)
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