Barkham
Sign in to saveBarkham is a village and civil parish in the borough of Wokingham in Berkshire, England, located around southwest of the town of Wokingham.
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Place details
- Locality
- Barkham
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Barkham
- UK place.static_image_name
- Barkham, St James Church - geograph.org.uk - 135120.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St James' parish church
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU7867
- UK place.population
- 3511
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001 census) 3,348 (2011 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Barkham
- UK place.unitary_england
- Wokingham
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Berkshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
- Wokingham
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Wokingham
- Population
- +3348
- Official website
- www.barkham.org.uk
- Image
- Barkham, St James Church - geograph.org.uk - 135120.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Etymology
- Manor
- Parish church
- Social and economic history
- Parish Council
- Residents Association
- Schools
- References
- Sources
- External links
Barkham is a village and civil parish in the borough of Wokingham in Berkshire, England, located around southwest of the town of Wokingham.
== History == Barkham dates back to 951, when a Saxon thane gave Bloreham to the monks of Abingdon Abbey. In Saxon times, it passed from the rule of the Abbey, and during the time of King Edward the Confessor, it was owned by a Saxon thane named Ælmer. After the Conquest, it was taken possession of by William the Conqueror.