A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 3

Covers the eleven hundreds in the eastern half of the county, bordering Surrey, Buckinghamshire and Hampshire. The volume includes accounts of Maidenhead, Windsor (including Windsor Castle), Wokingham and Reading.

Victoria County History - Berkshire. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1923.

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Table of Contents

Title Page(s)
Editorial note xxi-xxii
The royal borough of Windsor: Introduction 1-5
Windsor castle: History 5-29
Windsor castle: Architectural history 29-56
The royal borough of Windsor: The borough 56-66
The royal borough of Windsor: Manors, churches and charities 66-70
The hundred of Ripplesmere: Introduction and map 71
Parishes: Clewer 72-77
Parishes: Easthampstead 77-80
Parishes: Old Windsor 80-85
Parishes: Winkfield 85-91
The hundred of Bray: Introduction and map 92
Bray with the borough of Maidenhead: Introduction, borough and manors 93-107
Bray with the borough of Maidenhead: Churches and charities 107-116
The hundred of Cookham: Introduction 117-118
Parishes: Binfield 119-124
Parishes: Cookham 124-133
Parishes: Sunninghill 134-136
The hundred of Beynhurst: Introduction and map 137-138
Parishes: Bisham 139-152
Parishes: Hurley 152-160
Parishes: Remenham 160-163
Parishes: Shottesbrook 164-171
Parishes: White Waltham 171-177
The hundred of Wargrave: Introduction and map 178
Parishes: Waltham St Lawrence 179-184
Parishes: Warfield 184-191
Parishes: Wargrave 191-197
The hundred of Sonning: Introduction and map 198-199
Parishes: Arborfield 200-203
Parishes: Ruscombe 203-206
Parishes: Sandhurst 206-210
Parishes: Sonning with Earley, Woodley and Sandford 210-225
Parishes: Wokingham 225-236
The hundred of Charlton: Introduction and map 237
Parishes: Barkham 238-241
Parishes: Finchampstead 241-247
Parishes: Hurst 247-260
Parishes: Shinfield 261-267
Parishes: Swallowfield 267-274
The hundred of Reading: Introduction and map 275-276
Parishes: Beenham 277-279
Parishes: Blewbury with Upton and Aston Upthorpe 280-291
Parishes: Bucklebury 291-296
Parishes: Cholsey 296-302
Parishes: Pangbourne 303-306
Parishes: Sulhamstead Abbots with Grazeley 306-311
Parishes: Thatcham 311-329
Parishes: Tilehurst 329-336
The borough of Reading: Introduction 336-342
The borough of Reading: The borough 342-364
The borough of Reading: Manors 364-367
The borough of Reading: Churches 367-378
The borough of Reading: Charities 378-384
The hundred of Theale: Introduction and map 385
Parishes: Aldermaston 386-395
Parishes: Bradfield 395-399
Parishes: Burghfield 399-404
Parishes: Englefield 405-412
Parishes: Padworth 413-417
Parishes: Purley 417-422
Parishes: Stratfield Mortimer 422-428
Parishes: Sulham 428-430
Parishes: Sulhamstead Bannister 430-433
Parishes: Tidmarsh 433-437
Parishes: Ufton 437-444
Parishes: Woolhampton 444-446
The hundred of Moreton: Introduction and map 447-448
Parishes: Ashampstead 449-452
Parishes: Aston Tirrold 452-457
Parishes: Basildon 457-463
Parishes: Brightwell 464-471
Parishes: Didcot 471-475
Parishes: Hagbourne 475-484
Parishes: Harwell 484-492
Parishes: North Moreton 492-498
Parishes: South Moreton 498-504
Parishes: Moulsford 504-507
Parishes: Sotwell 507-511
Parishes: Streatley 511-516
The borough of Wallingford: Introduction and castle 517-531
The borough of Wallingford: Honour and borough 531-539
The borough of Wallingford: Churches and charities 539-546
The liberty of Clapcot 546-549