In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eddington like this:
EDINGTON, HIDDEN, AND NEWTOWN, a tything in Hungerford parish, Berks; on the Kennet, adjacent to Hungerford. Real property, £2, 685. Pop., 552. Houses, 130. Either this Edington or the one in Wilts was the Ethendune of the Saxons, where Alfred, in 878, when disguised as a harper, espied and defeated the Danish forces.
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Eddington through time
Eddington is now part of West Berkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Berkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eddington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eddington in West Berkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25593
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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