In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ilsley like this:

ILSLEY, a sub-district in Wantage district, Berks; containing the two Ilsley parishes, and ten other parishes. Acres, 32, 992. Pop., 5, 635. Houses, 1, 168.

Ilsley through time

Ilsley 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 Ilsley itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ilsley, in West Berkshire and Berkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20786

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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