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Winkfield

The large village of Winkfield lies six miles from Windsor. The parish included settlements at Ascot Side, Chavey Down, Cranbourne, North Street and Winkfield Row, and part of Ascot. It is on the main road from Reading to Windsor. The soil is clay, loam and gravel. Approximately one third was permanent grass, one third woodland, and less than a twentieth arable.

Further reading
Wordie, R. (ed.), 'Enclosure In Berkshire, 1485-1885' (Reading, 2000) pp.193-194.


Acreage: 10278
Population 1801: 1465
  1831: 2009
  1861: 2508

 

OS Map Grid Ref(s): 39, 47

 

Parliamentary Enclosure Maps & Awards

Winkfield (1817. See also Windsor Forest) - Ref: D/P151/26B [ View Image(s) ] [ Search Awards Index ]

Winkfield (1817. See also Windsor Forest) - Ref: D/P151/26C [ View Image(s) ] [ Search Awards Index ]

Winkfield (1817. See also Windsor Forest) - Ref: Q/RDC/75/1 [ View Image(s) ] [ Search Awards Index ]

Winkfield (1817. See also Windsor Forest) - Ref: Q/RDC/75/2 [ View Image(s) ] [ Search Awards Index ]

 

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