In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Letcombe Regis like this:
LETCOMBE-REGIS, a village, a township, and a parish, in Wantage district, Berks. The village stands on a branch of the river Ock, 1½ mile SW of Wantage, and 3½ SE by S of Challow r. station; and has a postal pillar-box under Wantage. The township includes the village, and extends much beyond it. ...
Real property, £3,512. Pop., 431. Houses, 101.—The parish contains also the townships of East Challow and West Challow. Acres, 3,720. Real property, £8,183. Pop., 1,014. Houses, 228. The property is much subdivided. The manor of Letcombe-Regis is held by F. Parr, Esq., under the Dean and Chapter of Westminster; and the manor of West Challow belongs to C. Ferard, Esq A modern house, surrounded by a moat, occupies the site of what is thought to have been a hunting-box of King John. A beautiful hill, called Castle Hill, rises behind the village; and is crowned by a Roman camp. Very large works, for the making of engines and agricultural implements, are in East Challow. Large quantities of watercresses are sent to the London market. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £245.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Winchester. The church is late Norman, with perpendicular English additions; consists of nave and chancel, with embattled tower; and contains a Norman font. The p. curacy of East Challow is a separate benefice. There are a national school, and charities £18.
Letcombe Regis through time
Letcombe Regis 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 Letcombe Regis itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Letcombe Regis, in Vale of White Horse and Berkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2528
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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