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Title: Berkshire

Author: Horace Woollaston Monckton

Release date: March 22, 2015 [eBook #48561]Most recently updated: October 24, 2024

Language: English

Credits: Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for ProjectGutenberg (This file was produced from images generouslymade available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

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Original Title Page.PHYSICAL MAP OF BERKSHIREPHYSICAL MAP OF BERKSHIREThe Cambridge University PressCopyright, George Philip & Son Ltd.CAMBRIDGE COUNTY GEOGRAPHIESGeneral Editor:F. H. H. Guillemard, M.A., M.D.BERKSHIRECAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESSLondon: FETTER LANE, E.C.C. F. CLAY, ManagerPublisher’s logo.Edinburgh: 100, PRINCES STREETBerlin: A. ASHER AND CO.Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUSNew York: G. P. PUTNAM’S SONSBombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO.,Ltd.All rights reservedCambridge County GeographiesBERKSHIREbyH. W. MONCKTON, F.L.S., F.G.S.With Maps, Diagrams and IllustrationsCambridge:at the University Press1911Cambridge:PRINTED BY JOHN CLAY, M.A.AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESSCONTENTSPAGE1.County and Shire. Meaning of the Words12.General Characteristics63.Size. Shape. Boundaries84.Surface and General Features155.Watershed. Rivers and their Courses. Lakes186.Geology and Soil257.Natural History418.Climate and Rainfall479.People—Race. Population5210.Agriculture5511.Industries and Manufactures5712.Minerals. Building Materials6113.The History of Berkshire6514.History (continued)7515.Antiquities—(a) Prehistoric8016.Antiquities—(b) Roman and Saxon8917.Architecture—(a) Ecclesiastical. Churches9118.Architecture—(b) Religious Houses10219.Architecture—(c) Military10920.Architecture—(d) Domestic11321.Communications—Ancient and Modern11722.Administration and Divisions—Ancient and Modern12523.Public and Educational Establishments12824.The Forest in Berkshire13525.Roll of Honour13726.The Chief Towns and Villages of Berkshire146ILLUSTRATIONSPAGEWindsor Castle from the North-West2The Ridgeway—Uffington Castle in the distance7The Thames near Pangbourne10The Thames at Maidenhead12The River Kennet at Hungerford13Crown Hill, South Ascot16Cookham Dean17Streatley from Goring19The Pang at Pangbourne21Pangbourne22The Thames near Abingdon24Diagram to illustrate the Geology of Berkshire30Diagram-section of the Berkshire Rocks31Corallian Rock, Shellingford33Specimen from the Reading Leaf-Bed37Bagshot Heath Country from Bog Hill39Sarsens in Gravel, Chobham Ridges40The Pine Plantations near Wellington College45Wellingtonia Avenue near Wellington College46Factory Girls leaving Work at Reading58Whitening Factory, Kintbury61Christ’s Hospital, Abingdon63White Waltham Church64Statue of King Alfred, Wantage67St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle69St George’s Chapel: the Interior71Abingdon Abbey74St George’s Hall: Windsor Castle78Statue of Queen Victoria at Windsor79Wayland Smith’s Cave83Flint Implements of the Neolithic Period found in Berkshire84The White Horse87Blewburton Hill, near Blewbury88St Nicholas’s Church, Abingdon92Abbey Gateway, Abingdon94North Door, Faringdon Church96South Door, Faringdon Church97Finchampstead Church98Faringdon Parish Church99The Upper Cross: East Hagbourne Village100Abingdon Parish Church101Ruins of Reading Abbey103Part of the Hospitium of St John, Reading Abbey104The Refectory, Hurley Priory105The Abbey Barn, Great Coxwell106Bisham Abbey107The Round Tower, Windsor Castle110Gateway, Donnington Castle, Newbury112Cottage at Cookham Dean115Wayside Cottages, Bisham116The London Road near Sunninghill118Hungerford Canal120Hambleden Weir121Disused Canal between Abingdon and Wantage122Boulter’s Lock123The Town Hall, Abingdon127The Cloth Hall, Newbury129The Town Hall, Wallingford130Royal Military College, Sandhurst131The Town Hall, Faringdon132Gate of the Old Grammar School, Abingdon133Ascot Race Course136Archbishop Laud139The Hoby Chapel, Bisham Church141Miss Mitford144Abingdon Bridge146Binfield Rectory148Bray Church149Cookham Lock151East Hagbourne Village153Hurley Church and Site of Lady Place154Pangbourne156Shottesbrook Church from the Park158Streatley Mill159Wallingford Bridge161The Stocks at White Waltham163Diagrams165MAPSBerkshire, TopographicalFront CoverBerkshire,,,GeologicalBack CoverEngland and Wales, showing Annual Rainfall50The illustrations on pages 7, 33, 61, 84, 88, 96, 106, are from photographs by Mr Llewellyn Treacher, of Twyford; those on pages 83 and 87 are from photographs by Mr H. A. King, of Reading; those on pages 37, 40, 46, 64, 74, 105, 158, 163are from photographs by the author. The portraits on pages 139 and 144 are reproduced from photographs supplied by Mr Emery Walker; while the illustrations on pages 67, 69, 71, 92, 94, 97, 99, 100, 103, 110, 112, 122, 127, 129, 130, 132, 133, 153, 156, are from photographs supplied by the Homeland Association; and those on pages 2, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 39, 45, 58, 63, 78, 79, 98, 101, 104, 107, 115, 116, 118, 120, 121, 123, 131, 136, 141, 146, 148, 149, 151, 154, 159, 161, are from photographs supplied by Messrs F. Frith & Co., Ltd., of Reigate.

Original Title Page.

PHYSICAL MAP OF BERKSHIREPHYSICAL MAP OF BERKSHIREThe Cambridge University PressCopyright, George Philip & Son Ltd.

PHYSICAL MAP OF BERKSHIRE

The Cambridge University Press

CAMBRIDGE COUNTY GEOGRAPHIESGeneral Editor:F. H. H. Guillemard, M.A., M.D.BERKSHIRE

CAMBRIDGE COUNTY GEOGRAPHIES

General Editor:F. H. H. Guillemard, M.A., M.D.

BERKSHIRE

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESSLondon: FETTER LANE, E.C.C. F. CLAY, ManagerPublisher’s logo.Edinburgh: 100, PRINCES STREETBerlin: A. ASHER AND CO.Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUSNew York: G. P. PUTNAM’S SONSBombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO.,Ltd.All rights reserved

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESSLondon: FETTER LANE, E.C.C. F. CLAY, Manager

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Edinburgh: 100, PRINCES STREETBerlin: A. ASHER AND CO.Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUSNew York: G. P. PUTNAM’S SONSBombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO.,Ltd.

Cambridge County GeographiesBERKSHIREbyH. W. MONCKTON, F.L.S., F.G.S.With Maps, Diagrams and IllustrationsCambridge:at the University Press1911

Cambridge County GeographiesBERKSHIRE

Cambridge County Geographies

BERKSHIRE

byH. W. MONCKTON, F.L.S., F.G.S.With Maps, Diagrams and Illustrations

Cambridge:at the University Press1911

Cambridge:PRINTED BY JOHN CLAY, M.A.AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS

CONTENTSPAGE1.County and Shire. Meaning of the Words12.General Characteristics63.Size. Shape. Boundaries84.Surface and General Features155.Watershed. Rivers and their Courses. Lakes186.Geology and Soil257.Natural History418.Climate and Rainfall479.People—Race. Population5210.Agriculture5511.Industries and Manufactures5712.Minerals. Building Materials6113.The History of Berkshire6514.History (continued)7515.Antiquities—(a) Prehistoric8016.Antiquities—(b) Roman and Saxon8917.Architecture—(a) Ecclesiastical. Churches9118.Architecture—(b) Religious Houses10219.Architecture—(c) Military10920.Architecture—(d) Domestic11321.Communications—Ancient and Modern11722.Administration and Divisions—Ancient and Modern12523.Public and Educational Establishments12824.The Forest in Berkshire13525.Roll of Honour13726.The Chief Towns and Villages of Berkshire146

ILLUSTRATIONSPAGEWindsor Castle from the North-West2The Ridgeway—Uffington Castle in the distance7The Thames near Pangbourne10The Thames at Maidenhead12The River Kennet at Hungerford13Crown Hill, South Ascot16Cookham Dean17Streatley from Goring19The Pang at Pangbourne21Pangbourne22The Thames near Abingdon24Diagram to illustrate the Geology of Berkshire30Diagram-section of the Berkshire Rocks31Corallian Rock, Shellingford33Specimen from the Reading Leaf-Bed37Bagshot Heath Country from Bog Hill39Sarsens in Gravel, Chobham Ridges40The Pine Plantations near Wellington College45Wellingtonia Avenue near Wellington College46Factory Girls leaving Work at Reading58Whitening Factory, Kintbury61Christ’s Hospital, Abingdon63White Waltham Church64Statue of King Alfred, Wantage67St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle69St George’s Chapel: the Interior71Abingdon Abbey74St George’s Hall: Windsor Castle78Statue of Queen Victoria at Windsor79Wayland Smith’s Cave83Flint Implements of the Neolithic Period found in Berkshire84The White Horse87Blewburton Hill, near Blewbury88St Nicholas’s Church, Abingdon92Abbey Gateway, Abingdon94North Door, Faringdon Church96South Door, Faringdon Church97Finchampstead Church98Faringdon Parish Church99The Upper Cross: East Hagbourne Village100Abingdon Parish Church101Ruins of Reading Abbey103Part of the Hospitium of St John, Reading Abbey104The Refectory, Hurley Priory105The Abbey Barn, Great Coxwell106Bisham Abbey107The Round Tower, Windsor Castle110Gateway, Donnington Castle, Newbury112Cottage at Cookham Dean115Wayside Cottages, Bisham116The London Road near Sunninghill118Hungerford Canal120Hambleden Weir121Disused Canal between Abingdon and Wantage122Boulter’s Lock123The Town Hall, Abingdon127The Cloth Hall, Newbury129The Town Hall, Wallingford130Royal Military College, Sandhurst131The Town Hall, Faringdon132Gate of the Old Grammar School, Abingdon133Ascot Race Course136Archbishop Laud139The Hoby Chapel, Bisham Church141Miss Mitford144Abingdon Bridge146Binfield Rectory148Bray Church149Cookham Lock151East Hagbourne Village153Hurley Church and Site of Lady Place154Pangbourne156Shottesbrook Church from the Park158Streatley Mill159Wallingford Bridge161The Stocks at White Waltham163Diagrams165MAPSBerkshire, TopographicalFront CoverBerkshire,,,GeologicalBack CoverEngland and Wales, showing Annual Rainfall50The illustrations on pages 7, 33, 61, 84, 88, 96, 106, are from photographs by Mr Llewellyn Treacher, of Twyford; those on pages 83 and 87 are from photographs by Mr H. A. King, of Reading; those on pages 37, 40, 46, 64, 74, 105, 158, 163are from photographs by the author. The portraits on pages 139 and 144 are reproduced from photographs supplied by Mr Emery Walker; while the illustrations on pages 67, 69, 71, 92, 94, 97, 99, 100, 103, 110, 112, 122, 127, 129, 130, 132, 133, 153, 156, are from photographs supplied by the Homeland Association; and those on pages 2, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 39, 45, 58, 63, 78, 79, 98, 101, 104, 107, 115, 116, 118, 120, 121, 123, 131, 136, 141, 146, 148, 149, 151, 154, 159, 161, are from photographs supplied by Messrs F. Frith & Co., Ltd., of Reigate.

MAPSBerkshire, TopographicalFront CoverBerkshire,,,GeologicalBack CoverEngland and Wales, showing Annual Rainfall50The illustrations on pages 7, 33, 61, 84, 88, 96, 106, are from photographs by Mr Llewellyn Treacher, of Twyford; those on pages 83 and 87 are from photographs by Mr H. A. King, of Reading; those on pages 37, 40, 46, 64, 74, 105, 158, 163are from photographs by the author. The portraits on pages 139 and 144 are reproduced from photographs supplied by Mr Emery Walker; while the illustrations on pages 67, 69, 71, 92, 94, 97, 99, 100, 103, 110, 112, 122, 127, 129, 130, 132, 133, 153, 156, are from photographs supplied by the Homeland Association; and those on pages 2, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 39, 45, 58, 63, 78, 79, 98, 101, 104, 107, 115, 116, 118, 120, 121, 123, 131, 136, 141, 146, 148, 149, 151, 154, 159, 161, are from photographs supplied by Messrs F. Frith & Co., Ltd., of Reigate.

MAPS

The illustrations on pages 7, 33, 61, 84, 88, 96, 106, are from photographs by Mr Llewellyn Treacher, of Twyford; those on pages 83 and 87 are from photographs by Mr H. A. King, of Reading; those on pages 37, 40, 46, 64, 74, 105, 158, 163are from photographs by the author. The portraits on pages 139 and 144 are reproduced from photographs supplied by Mr Emery Walker; while the illustrations on pages 67, 69, 71, 92, 94, 97, 99, 100, 103, 110, 112, 122, 127, 129, 130, 132, 133, 153, 156, are from photographs supplied by the Homeland Association; and those on pages 2, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 39, 45, 58, 63, 78, 79, 98, 101, 104, 107, 115, 116, 118, 120, 121, 123, 131, 136, 141, 146, 148, 149, 151, 154, 159, 161, are from photographs supplied by Messrs F. Frith & Co., Ltd., of Reigate.

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