GENUKI: Padworth, Berkshire

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"PADWORTH, a parish in the hundred of Theale, county Berks, 9 miles S.W. of Reading, its post town. It is a small straggling village, situated on the southern part of the county, near the river Kennet. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The Hungerford branch of the Great Western railway passes through the village, and the Kennet and Avon canal at its northern extremity. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £250. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Oxford, value £240. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient structure. The chancel, which is apsidal, is separated from the nave by a Norman arch. The parochial charities produce about £17 per annum. Padworth House, the principal residence, is situated a short distance from the village. It has armorial bearings in the windows, and was formerly the seat of the Fosters. Darby Griffiths, Esq., is lord of the manor. There are traces of an ancient earthwork, called Gryme's Bank, supposed to be of Saxon origin.

"ALDERMASTON WHARF, a village in the parish of Padworth, in the county of Berks." [Settlement on the Kennet & Avon canal, falling within three parishes: Aldermaston, Beenham and Padworth]

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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Archives & Libraries

In addition to those listed on the Berkshire home page, see the Research Wiki from Family Search (the Church of Latter-day Saints (Genealogical Society of Utah))

Cemeteries

**Anglican**
St John the Baptist, Padworth, Church of England

Churches

**Anglican**
St John the Baptist, Padworth, Church of England

Church History

Further information about some of the churches can be found below:

Historic Churches of Berkshire

British Listed Buildings Online

Images of England

Victoria County History of Berkshire

Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland

Church Records

Parochial and non-parochial church registers

Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

Ask for a calculation of the distance from Padworth to another place.

Historical Geography

Padworth was in the hundred of Theale

Lower Padworth ia a hamlet on the A4 (Bath Rd) falling within three parishes: Beenham, Aldermaston and Padworth)

History

See the Bibliography and search the BRO's holdings

Royal Berkshire History

Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SU618663 (Lat/Lon: 51.392383, -1.11317), Padworth which are provided by:

OpenStreetMap
Google Maps
StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
Bing (was Multimap)
Old Maps Online
National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
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)
GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)

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Poor Houses, Poor Law

Padworth was in the Bradfield Union. For more information, see Poorhouses.