Wokingham: A Potted History
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Wokingham sits to the west of London on the edge of Windsor Great Forest. Originally settled by an Anglo-Saxon tribe called the Wocingas, the town grew during the medieval period with a church dedicated in 1190, a weekly market and two annual fairs. In the fifteenth century, the town boasted a bell foundry, but its nascent prosperity was curtailed when over half of the houses were burnt down during the English Civil War. Wokingham has seen bull baiting,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0750993367
ISBN13:9780750993364
Release Date:August 2020
Publisher:History Press
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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