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'''Charlton Hundred''' is one of the [[hundred]]s of [[Berkshire]]. It is situated in the eastern part of the county, bounded to the south by [[Hampshire]]. [[Sonning Hundred]] forms the majority of Charlton's other boundaries, although it also borders [[Reading Hundred]] to the west and [[ | '''Charlton Hundred''' is one of the [[hundred]]s of [[Berkshire]]. It is situated in the eastern part of the county, bounded to the south by [[Hampshire]]. [[Sonning Hundred]] forms the majority of Charlton's other boundaries, although it also borders [[Reading Hundred]] to the west and [[Wargrave Hundred]] to the east. The hundred also encompasses detached parts of [[Wiltshire]]. Charlton Hundred had a population of 53,179 in 2011, rising to 62,270 if detached parts are disregarded. | ||
The hundred comprises the following ancient parishes: | The hundred comprises the following ancient parishes: | ||
*[[Barkham]] | *[[Barkham]] | ||
*[[Finchampstead]] | *[[Finchampstead]] | ||
*[[Hurst]] (Whistley and Broad Hinton tythings)<sup>*</sup> | *[[Hurst, Berkshire|Hurst]] (Whistley and Broad Hinton tythings)<sup>*</sup> | ||
*[[Shinfield]] (Didnam and Shinfield tythings)<sup>†</sup> | *[[Shinfield]] (Didnam and Shinfield tythings)<sup>†</sup> | ||
*[[Sonning]] (Earley tything) | *[[Sonning]] (Earley tything)<sup>‡</sup> | ||
*[[Swallowfield]]<sup> | *[[Swallowfield]]<sup>§</sup> | ||
<sup>*</sup>: Broad Hinton is Wiltshire detached.<br /> | <sup>*</sup>: Newland and Winnersh in Sonning hundred; Broad Hinton is Wiltshire detached.<br /> | ||
<sup>†</sup>: Didnam is Wiltshire detached.<br /> | <sup>†</sup>: Hartley Dummer in Theale hundred; Didnam is Wiltshire detached.<br /> | ||
<sup>‡</sup>: Swallowfield West and Farley are Wiltshire detached | <sup>‡</sup>: Remainder in Sonning hundred, but also extends into Oxfordshire.<br /> | ||
<sup>§</sup>: Swallowfield West and Farley are Wiltshire detached. | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:18, 13 January 2020
Charlton Hundred is one of the hundreds of Berkshire. It is situated in the eastern part of the county, bounded to the south by Hampshire. Sonning Hundred forms the majority of Charlton's other boundaries, although it also borders Reading Hundred to the west and Wargrave Hundred to the east. The hundred also encompasses detached parts of Wiltshire. Charlton Hundred had a population of 53,179 in 2011, rising to 62,270 if detached parts are disregarded.
The hundred comprises the following ancient parishes:
- Barkham
- Finchampstead
- Hurst (Whistley and Broad Hinton tythings)*
- Shinfield (Didnam and Shinfield tythings)†
- Sonning (Earley tything)‡
- Swallowfield§
*: Newland and Winnersh in Sonning hundred; Broad Hinton is Wiltshire detached.
†: Hartley Dummer in Theale hundred; Didnam is Wiltshire detached.
‡: Remainder in Sonning hundred, but also extends into Oxfordshire.
§: Swallowfield West and Farley are Wiltshire detached.
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Beynhurst • Bray • Charlton • Compton • Cookham • Faircross • Faringdon • Ganfield • Hormer • Kintbury Eagle • Lambourn • Moreton • Ock • Reading • Ripplesmere • Shrivenham • Sonning • Theale • Wantage • Wargrave |