Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for COLEYS

COLEYS, the old seat of the Vachells, in Berks; 1 mile SW of Reading. Edward VI. met the mayor and aldermen of Reading at Coley-Cross, on his visit to the city; and Charles I. resided several days at Coley House, during the civil war.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "the old seat of the Vachells"   (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites")
Administrative units: Berkshire AncC
Place: Coley

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