Thatcham
The large village of Thatcham lies three miles east of Newbury. The parish included the chapelries of Greenham and Midgham, the village of Cold Ash, and the hamlets of Colthrop, Crookham and Henwick. It is on the main road from London to Bath, and intersected by the Rivers Kennet and Lambourn and the Kennet and Avon Canal. The soil is alluvium and clay. About one third of the land was arable, one third permanent pasture, and a tenth woodland. There was once a market (discontinued by the seventeenth century). There were two fairs annually.
Further reading
Wordie, R. (ed.), 'Enclosure In Berkshire, 1485-1885' (Reading, 2000) pp.162-165.
| Acreage: | 11866 | |
| Population | 1801: | 2968 |
| 1831: | 3912 | |
| 1861: | 4129 | |
OS Map Grid Ref(s): 35, 43
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