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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described East Shefford like this:
SHEFFORD (East or Little), a parish in Hungerford district, Berks; 5 miles N of Kintbury r. station, and 5½ NE of Hungerford. Post town, Great Shefford, under Hungerford. Acres, 1,041. Real property, £1,676. Pop., 79. Houses, 12. The manor belonged to the Basils, and passed by marriage to the Fettyplaces. ...
The manor-house is very ancient and moated; retains now only the great hall and another apartment; shows interesting features of timber-work, windows, and gables; and is now used as a barn. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £400.* Patron, the Rev. S. Brown. The church is ancient.
East Shefford 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 East Shefford itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of East Shefford, in West Berkshire and Berkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3282
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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