In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Padworth like this:
PADWORTH, a parish, with a village, in Brad field district, Berks; on the river Kennet, 1½ mile S E of Aldermaston r. station, and 9 S W by W of Reading. Post-town, Aldermaston, under Reading. Acres, 1, 175. Real property, £1, 839. Pop., 298. Houses, 59. The property is divided among a few. ...
The manor belonged anciently to the Courdrays; passed to the Fosters; and, with Padworth House, belongs now toD. Griffith, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford-Value, £250.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is rich early Norman, and has a fine Norman arch; but has been spoiled by whitewash. Charities, £17.
Padworth through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Padworth in West Berkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5683
Date accessed: 02nd November 2024
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