In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Beedon like this:
BEEDON, or Budon, a parish in Wantage district, Berks; 2 ¼. miles S of East Ilsley, and 6½ N by E of Newbury r. station. It includes the tything of Stanmore; and has a post office of the name of Beedon-Hill, under Newbury. Acres, 2,004. Real property, £2,251. Pop., 317. Houses, 66. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £126. Patron, Sir J. Reade, Bart. The church is good.
Beedon through time
Beedon is now part of West Berkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Berkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Beedon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Beedon in West Berkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3589
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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