In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Grove like this:
GROVE, a hamlet and a chapelry in Wautage parish, Berks. The hamlet lies near the Berks and Wilts canal, ¾ of a mile SW of Wantage Road r. station, and 1½ N by 5 L E of Wantage; and has a post office under Wantage. The chapelry was constituted in 1835. Pop., 540. house, 120. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £83. * Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Windsor. The church was built in 1832; and a previous church, repaired, is used as a national school.
Grove through time
Grove 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 Grove itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Grove, in Vale of White Horse and Berkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3277
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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