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Ilsley, West

The small village of West Ilsley lies eleven miles northwest of Newbury and two miles from the market town of East Ilsley, in a deep valley on the Downs. The soil is chalk. More than half the land was arable, over a third permanent grass, and a small amount woodland.

Further reading
Wordie, R. (ed.), ‘Enclosure In Berkshire, 1485-1885’ (Reading, 2000) pp.91-92.


Acreage: 3037
Population 1801: 341
  1831: 425
  1861: 432

 

OS Map Grid Ref(s): 20, 21

 

Parliamentary Enclosure Maps & Awards

Ilsley, West (1828) - Ref: Q/RDC/70A [ View Image(s) ] [ Search Awards Index ]

Ilsley, West (1828) - Ref: Q/RDC/70B [ View Image(s) ] [ Search Awards Index ]

 

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