In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Inkpen like this:
INKPEN, a village and a parish in Hungerford district, Berks. The village stands among hills, near the river Auborn and the boundaries with Wilts and. Hants, 3¼ miles SW of Kintbury r. station, and 3¼ SE by S of Hungerford; and has a post office under Hungerford. The parish comprises 2, 850 acres. ...
Real property, £3, 524. Pop., 748. Houses, 164. The property is much subdivided. The manor., with much of the land. belongs to the Earl of Craven. Kirby House is the seat of John Butler, Esq. Inkpen Beacon is a chalk down, the loftiest in England; has an altitude of 1, 011 feet above sea level; and commands a very extensive and fine view. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £520. * Patron, John Butler, Esq. The church is ancient but good; consists of nave and chancel, with low square tower; and contains monuments of the Butlers. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, a national school, and charities £25.
Inkpen through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Inkpen in West Berkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1448
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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