Wokingham / Oakingham, Berkshire [m231511]

Ancient market town in the diocese of Salisbury: partly in a far detached part of Wiltshire


Wokingham [‘Okingham’], Berkshire, 1612

Wokingham [‘Okingham’], Berkshire, 1665

Oakingham, Berkshire, 1793

Census Abstract, 1821

Samuel Lewis, Topographical Dictionary of England, 1845

Civil Parishes, 1876

Wokingham [to the extreme right above and extreme left below, pink], encircled by Wokingham Without [yellow]. Surrounding parishes are, from the top, clockwise, Sandhurst [orange], Finchampstead [pink], Barkham [green], Newland [blue], Winnersh [green], St Nicholas Hurst [orange], Ruscombe [pink], Waltham St Lawrence [blue], Binfield [orange], Easthampstead [blue] and Crowthorne [green].


Wokingham, Berkshire, 1898

Wokingham, Berkshire, 1950


General References

20 June 1501: At Westminster, quindene of Trinity 16 Henry VII [20 June 1501], before Thomas Wode, William Danuers and John Vauasour, justices: Thomas Englefylde esquire, George Forster and Richard Elyot, plaintiffs, v. John Fetyplace of Charney esquire and Margaret his wife, deforciants of a messuage, three tofts, 140 acres of land, 20 acres of meadow, 100 acres of pasture, 10 acres of woodland and 6s rent in Shynnyngfeld  Herberfeld  Erley and Wokyngham. Purchaser: Richard Elyot. Consideration: £40


27 January 1507: At Westminster quindene of Hilary 22 Henry VII [27 January 1507], before Robert Rede, John Fyssher and John Kyngesmyll, justices: Johanna Byssyby widow, plaintiff, v. William Wykes and Alice his wife, deforciants of 4 acres of meadow, 10 acres of pasture in Wokyngham. Deforciants acknowledge the premises to belong to plaintiff. Consideration £10.



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