In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described East Challow like this:
CHALLOW (East), a chapelry in Letcombe-Regis parish, Berks; on the Berks and Wilts canal, 1 mile WNW of Wantage, and 2 SE by S of Faringdon-Road r. station. Post Town, Wantage. Real property, £3,186. Pop., 391. Houses, 84. The property is much subdivided. There are extensive agricultural implement works. The living is a p. curacy, united with West Challow, in the dio. of Oxford. Value, £100.* Patron,Ferrard, Esq. The church was restored in 1858.
East Challow through time
East Challow 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 East Challow itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of East Challow, in Vale of White Horse and Berkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4517
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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