Wokingham (5923). A municipal borough and market-town with a railway
station 36-1/4 miles from Waterloo. The charter of incorporation was
granted by Queen Elizabeth. There is a town hall and also a number
of charitable endowments, one of which was founded by Archbishop
Laud. The trade is mainly in agricultural produce, timber, bricks
and tiles. (pp. 60, 128, 134, 140.)
Wytham (230). A village in the most northern corner of Berkshire, close
to Oxford. The church is built of material which was mostly brought
from Cumnor Hall. Wytham Abbey, a building of the sixteenth century,
is close to the church and has a fine park. (pp. 114, 139, 140.)
Yattendon (274) stands on a clayey hill five and a half miles west
of Pangbourn. The church, built about 1450, is a good example of the
Perpendicular style. There are some extensive and ancient underground
galleries in the chalk near this place. (pp. 85, 139.)
End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Berkshire, by H. W. Monckton
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