Faircross
Faircross Hundred is one of the hundreds of Berkshire. It is situated in the south of the county, bounded to the south by Hampshire; to the west by Kintbury Eagle Hundred; to the north by Compton Hundred; to the east by Moreton Hundred; and to the south-east by Reading Hundred. Faircross Hundred had a population of 40,769 in 2011.
It comprises the ancient parishes of:
- Beedon
- Boxford
- Brightwalton
- Brimpton
- Bucklebury (Marlston tything)*
- Chieveley
- Frilsham
- Hampstead Norreys
- Newbury
- Peasemore
- Sandleford Priory (ex. par.)
- Shaw
- Stanford Dingley
- Speen (Woodspeen and Speenhamland tythings)†
- Thatcham (Greenham tything)*
- Welford
- Yattendon
*: Remainder in Reading Hundred.
†: Benham and Church Speen in Kintbury Eagle Hundred.
Hundreds of Berkshire |
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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 |