In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Childrey like this:
CHILDREY, a parish in Wantage district, Berks; on the Berks and Wilts canal, near the Ridgeway, 1¾ mile S of Faringdon Road r. station, and 2½ W of Wantage. It has a post office under Wantage. Acres, , 850. Real property, £3, 419. Pop., 504. Houses, 129. The property is divided among a few. ...
The manor belonged to the Fettiplaces. Charles I. made his quarters here on his way to Abingdon. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £604.* Patron, Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The church shows Norman traces; is good; and contains a canopied brass, eight other brasses, and a figured leaden font. There are schools and charities, founded by the Fettiplaces, of unreported value; and other charities, £20. Pocock, the orientalist, was rector.
Childrey through time
Childrey is now part of Vale of White Horse district. Click here for graphs and data of how Vale of White Horse has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Childrey itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Childrey, in Vale of White Horse and Berkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1419
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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