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Wickham, Berkshire

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was installed in Saint Swithin's in 1629 and a north aisle was added in 1827. The church tower has only one bell. It was cast in 1617 and bears the initials "R P". In 1845 the nave, chancel and north aisle were all demolished. Between 1845 and 1849 a new church was built with a nave, chancel and both
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windows, five being 15th-century originals and the sixth a modern copy. A 15th-century doorway and some 13th-century windows were also included in the vinery. Elsewhere in the garden, two 15th-century piers from the south aisle and many other fragments from St. Gregory's were set up. The remains of
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bay windows. The Jacobean pulpit from St Swithin's was dismantled and its panels used to make a cupboard in the servants' hall of the house. In 1852 St. Gregory's parish church at Welford was also demolished and a new Gothic Revival church built in its place. Extensive carved stonework was salvaged
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St. Gregory's were still in the rectory garden in 1924 but all had been demolished before 1966, along with the tall spire on the house. The building is no longer a rectory and is now called Wickham House and is a Grade II listed building.
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of Welford, but it is not clear if any of these were at Wickham. No later record is known of any mill in the parish. By 1275–76 an annual royal fair was held at Wickham. In 1924 there was still an annual Wickham Feast on
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tower, built probably in the 11th century. It seems to have been built originally as a free-standing defensive tower. Later a
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seems to have held the parish church at Welford and its chapel at Wickham. During the reign of
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style bell-chamber was added to the top of the tower. All were designed by the
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from St. Gregory's and re-used to decorate the rectory garden at Wickham.
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elephants' heads appearing to support the aisle roof. The
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is a village about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north-west of
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at Wickham seems to have been built during the reign of
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of Wickham and most of the rest of Welford parish were
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Village

Wickham is located in Berkshire
Berkshire
OS grid reference
SU3971
Civil parish
Welford
Unitary authority
West Berkshire
Ceremonial county
Berkshire
Region
South East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Newbury
Postcode district
RG20
Dialling code
Police
Thames Valley
Fire
Royal Berkshire
Ambulance
South Central
UK Parliament
Newbury

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