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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Faircross like this:
FAIRCROSS, a hundred in Berks; nearly in the centre of the county. It contains Beedon parish, thirteen other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 39, 331. Pop. in 1851, 13, 482; in 1862, 15, 899. Houses, 3, 507.
Faircross 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 Faircross itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Faircross, in West Berkshire and Berkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20754
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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