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"BEENHAM, (or Beenham Vallence), a parish in the hundred of Reading, in the county of Berks, 8 miles to the W. of Reading. It lies a little to the north of the river Kennet, and the Kennet and Avon canal. The living is a the diocese of Oxford, of the value of £250, in the patronage of Mr. Bushnell. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The vicarage was once held by Thomas Stackhouse, author of the "History of the Bible." He died and was interred here in 1752. Near the village are Beenham House and Beenham Lodge.
From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland(1868). Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003.
Other descriptions can be found from other periods in various trade directories covering Berkshire from the early 19th century onwards from Berkshire FHS (members only) and from A Vision of Britain Through Time.
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| St Mary , Beenham, Church of England |
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- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Beenham to another place.
- Beenham was in the hundred of Reading
- Lower Padworth ia a hamlet on the A4 (Bath Rd) falling within three parishes: Beenham, Aldermaston and Padworth)
- Search the Berkshire FHS library and shop and the BRO for their holdings
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SU598687 (Lat/Lon: 51.414174, -1.141508), Beenham which are provided by:
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- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
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Beenham was in the Bradfield Union. For more information, see Poorhouses.