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911:Page 3. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
863:"St Mary's Church, Speen, Newbury"
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851:. Vol. 4. pp. 97–110.
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1626:Hunts Green
1606:Hell Corner
1581:Enborne Row
1501:Benham Hill
1464:and hamlets
1448:Woolhampton
1433:West Ilsley
1393:Sulhamstead
1273:Farnborough
1258:East Ilsley
1168:Ashampstead
1158:Aldermaston
1030:2 September
999:2 September
968:12 December
869:21 February
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673:M4 Motorway
619:Benham Park
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576:Christendom
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1716:Stockcross
1611:Hoe Benham
1601:Heads Hill
1586:Fords Farm
1556:Donnington
1536:Chapel Row
1526:Burnt Hill
1348:Pangbourne
1268:Englefield
1218:Burghfield
1213:Bucklebury
1178:Beech Hill
1114:Hungerford
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691:Demography
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483:Roman road
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1721:Tilehurst
1706:Snelsmore
1566:Eddington
1453:Yattendon
1443:Wokefield
1408:Tilehurst
1383:Streatley
1353:Peasemore
1313:Holybrook
1308:Hermitage
1233:Chieveley
1198:Bradfield
677:Chieveley
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649:Transport
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552:Berkshire
529:Landmarks
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359:Berkshire
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1631:Hyde End
1561:Eastbury
1551:Crookham
1541:Colthrop
1481:Avington
1403:Tidmarsh
1343:Padworth
1328:Lambourn
1323:Kintbury
1293:Greenham
1283:Frilsham
1238:Cold Ash
1208:Brimpton
1173:Basildon
1163:Aldworth
1128:All are
1124:Thatcham
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681:Lambourn
608:medieval
546:is late
420:A34 road
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1596:Halfway
1423:Welford
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1263:Enborne
1248:Compton
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1193:Boxford
1188:Beenham
1119:Newbury
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