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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Spencers Wood

  

Spencers Wood Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Spencers Wood

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Spencers Wood history

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The earliest confirmed reference to the name ‘Spencers Wood’ dates from 1500, when a man named John Blunt left 3s 4d for the repair of a road through the wood called Spencers Wood. The name of the wood may derive from the le Despencer family — a Norman family – who held half a knight’s fee in Swallowfield in the 13th century. Before that the area was probably part of the Royal Forest (Windsor Great Park)

After the common was enclosed

Victorian and Edwardian style houses were built along the Basingstoke Road using bricks baked at the local Swain family kiln. The Square became the heart of the village during this building period, and many of these houses still stand. By 1880, Spencers Wood had become a thriving village with a population of 600, of whom 200 were children.

World War Two

Few German bombs fell in the area, which was just as well as the village has no air-raid shelters. Rationing also had little effect on the village as the majority of villagers were too poor to notice a reduction in goods. After the war, many soldiers, evacuees and prisoners of war decided to settle in the village.

Recent history

The first street lighting in the village was installed after the war. In the 1960s, the M4 Motorway was built and became a man-made barrier between the village and Reading. The A33 Swallowfield Bypass severed roads to the village of Grazeley lying to the East.

You can visit Spencers Wood places with Walkfo Spencers Wood to hear history at Spencers Wood’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Spencers Wood has 38 places to visit in our interactive Spencers Wood map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Spencers Wood, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Spencers Wood places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Spencers Wood & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Spencers Wood Places Map
38 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Spencers Wood tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Spencers Wood

  

Best Spencers Wood places to visit

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Spencers Wood has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Spencers Wood’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Spencers Wood’s information audio spots:

Arborfield Hall Arborfield Hall was a large country house on the banks of the River Loddon near the village of Arborfield in Berkshire. The hall was built in the 18th century and was located in the area of Berkshire.

Stanford End Mill and River Loddon Stanford End Mill and River Loddon is a 11.8-hectare (29-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Reading in Berkshire. The mill was built in early Victorian times on the Stratfield Saye estate.

Burghfield Brook Burghfield Brook is a small stream in southern England. It rises in Wokefield Common and joins Foudry Brook, which it joins near Hartley Court Farm, south of the M4 motorway.

Berkshire Berkshire is a county of historic origin, a ceremonial county and a non-metropolitan county without a county council. It was recognised by the Queen as the Royal County of Berkshire in 1957 because of the presence of Windsor Castle. No part of the county is more than 8.5 miles (13.7 km) from the M4 motorway.

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