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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Catmore like this:
CATMORE, a parish in Wantage district, Berks; near the Ridge way, 2¾ miles WSW of East Ilsley, and 8 N by W of Newbury r. station. It includes Lilley tything; and once had a market. Post Town, East Ilsley, under Newbury. Acres, 696. Pop., 121. Houses, 22. The manor has been held, for upwards of five centuries, by the Eystons. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £200. Patron,Eyre, Esq. The church is Norman, without porch or tower; and was recently restored.
Catmore is now part of WEST BERKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WEST BERKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Catmore itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Catmore, in West Berkshire and Berkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1416
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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