In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Watchfield like this:
WATCHFIELD, a township in Shrivenham parish, Berks; 4½ miles SW by S of Great Faringdon. Real property, £2,223. Pop., 431. Houses, 85. The manor belongs to the Earl of Radnor. There are a chapel of ease and a national school.
Watchfield through time
Watchfield is now part of Vale of White Horse district. Click here for graphs and data of how Vale of White Horse has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Watchfield itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Watchfield, in Vale of White Horse and Berkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3184
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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