Englefield, Berkshire

Description
Englefield, a village and a parish in Berks, near the river Kennet, 1 mile NW from Theale station on the G.W.R., and 5 1/4 W by S from Reading. Post town, Reading; money order and telegraph office, Theale. Acreage, 1406 of land and 30 of water; population, 341. The manor was known to the Saxons as Englafelda, was the scene of Ethelwolf's victory over the Danes in 871, belonged to the family of Englefield, suffered forfeiture in consequence of Sir J. Englefield being charged with plotting to rescue Mary Queen of Scots, was given to Sir T. Walsingham, passed to Paulet the famous Marquis of Winchester, and belongs now to Richard Benyon, Esq., D.L., J.P. His seat, known as Englefield House, is a fine Tudor mansion, very beautifully situated in the midst of a well-stocked deer park. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford; net value, £320 with residence. The church stands in the park, is Early English, was restored and improved in 1857 and 1868, and contains a monument of the famous Marquis of Winchester, and several other interesting monuments and brasses.