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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Charlton like this:
CHARLTON, a hundred in Berks. It marches with Hants, at the Blackwater river; is 7 miles long; and contains Barkham and Finchampstead parishes, and parts of three others. Acres, 18,840. Pop., 3,202. Houses, 660.
Charlton is now part of WOKINGHAM Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WOKINGHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Charlton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Charlton, in Wokingham and Berkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20727
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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