Lockinge, East (301). A village two miles south-east of Wantage. The
church, mainly of the Decorated style but with a good Norman doorway,
has been recently enlarged. Lockinge House stands in a beautiful park
close to the village. (p. 91.)
Maidenhead (10,757). A municipal borough and market-town on the Thames
with a railway station 24-1/2 miles from Paddington. The borough is
partly in Bray and partly in Cookham parish. There are grain mills
and breweries, and some trade in timber is carried on. (pp. 12, 17,
20, 75, 90, 114, 119, 120, 123, 138.)
Marcham (798). A village two and a half miles west of Abingdon with
many stone quarries in the neighbourhood. (pp. 34, 89.)
Mortimer. See Stratfield Mortimer.
Newbury (8924). A municipal borough and market-town with a railway
station on the Great Western 53 miles from Paddington, and also
with railways to Didcot, Southampton, and Lambourn. The borough
was incorporated by charter of Elizabeth. The chief trade is in
agricultural produce. There are maltings and corn mills. The town has
large new municipal buildings, a free library, a district hospital,
and a large grammar school as well as many charities. A race-course has
recently been made a little to the east of the town with a separate
railway station. (pp. 17, 22, 59, 70, 76, 79, 86, 89, 101, 111, 115,
119, 128, 129, 137, 145.)
Pangbourne (1235). A village with a railway station 41-1/2 miles
from Paddington, situated at the junction of the river Pang with the
Thames. (pp. 10, 21, 85.)
Radley (444). A village with a railway station 58 miles from
Paddington. Radley College, a large public school, is situated a mile
to the west of the village. (pp. 133, 138.)
Reading (52,660). A county, municipal, and parliamentary borough,
and the county town of Berkshire. It is a most important railway
centre 36 miles from Paddington and is served by the South Western
and South Eastern as well as by the Great Western railways. It has,
in fact, excellent railway communication with every part of England
and Wales. The charter of incorporation was granted by Henry III.
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