In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Denchworth like this:
DENCHWORTH, a parish in Wantage district, Berks; on the river Ock and the Great Western railway, 1½ mile E of Faringdon-Road r. station, and 2¼ N by W of Wantage. Post town, Wantage. Acres, 1, 060. Real property, £1, 995. Pop., 257. Houses, 47. The property is divided among a few. ...
The manor belonged to the Hydes and the Fettiplaces. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Oxford. Value, 130.* Patron, Worcester College, Oxford. The church is ancient and cruciform, with a tower; contains some old monuments; and is good. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £9.
Denchworth through time
Denchworth 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 Denchworth itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Denchworth, in Vale of White Horse and Berkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2108
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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