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"WALLINGFORD is a market town, and ancient borough, both corporate and parliamentary, in the hundred of Moreton ; 45 miles W. by N. from London, and 13 S. by E. from Oxford--situated on the banks of the Thames, about 3 miles from the Wallingford-road station on the Great Western Railway... The name, "Wallingford," is said to be derived from Gaullen, or the Roman Vallum, both signifying a place surrounded by a wall or fortification--from which, with its ford over the Thames, is deduced its appellation... The malt trade once flourished here most prosperously ; for a number of years, however, it has been on the decline, yet there still remain some respectable establishments in that business. Wallingford comprises the parishes of St. Mary the More, St. Peter, St. Leonard, and All Hallows; the three first-mentioned only have churches... There are places of worship for Baptists, Independents, Weslyan and Primitive Methodists, and Calvinists. The land round Wallingford is in a high state of cultivation, very fertile, and, though rather flat, the general appearance of the country is cheerful and agreeable... The borough of Wallingford contained, in 1831, 2,467 inhabitants ; and at the last census (1841) 2,824."
[From Pigot & Co's Directory of Berkshire, 1844]
Other descriptions can be found from other periods in various trade directories covering Berkshire from the early 19th century onwards, from Berkshire FHS, The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868), transcribed by Colin Hinson and from A Vision of Britain Through Time.
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Wallingford Parishes
Wallingford comprises the parishes of St. Mary the More, St. Peter, St. Leonard, and Allhallows;
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In addition to those listed on the Berkshire home page, see the Research Wiki from Family Search (the Church of Latter-day Saints (Genealogical Society of Utah))
All Hallows, Wallingford, Church of England |
St Leonard, Wallingford, Church of England |
St Mary le More, Wallingford, Church of England |
St Peter, Wallingford, Church of England |
Independent Chapel, Wallingford, Independent |
Castle St, Wallingford, Cemetery |
St. John the Evangelist, Wallingford, Roman Catholic |
All Hallows, Wallingford, Church of England |
St Leonard, Wallingford, Church of England |
St Mary le More, Wallingford, Church of England |
St Peter, Wallingford, Church of England |
Jirah Particular Baptist Chapel, Wallingford, Particular Baptist |
Wallingford Baptist, Wallingford, Baptist |
Independent Chapel, Wallingford, Independent |
Castle St, Wallingford, Cemetery |
Primitive Methodist, Wallingford, Primitive Methodist |
Wallingford Methodist , Wallingford, Wesleyan Methodist |
St. John the Evangelist, Wallingford, Roman Catholic |
Friends Meeting House, Wallingford, Society of Friends |
Further information about some of the churches can be found below:
- Church of England:
- St Leonard, St Mary le More, St Peter churches from Berkshire FHS
- All Hallows Church was pulled down by the Royalists in c1642 during the English Civil War to prevent its use as an enemy gun emplacement.
- Churches from Wallingford History Gateway
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Wallingford to another place.
- Wallingford was in the hundred of Moreton
- Wallingford Municipal Charities - The records 1628-1978 are held by the BRO (ref. D/QWA)
- Public House Families of Wallingford 1785 - 1920 by Christina Eke and Lynne Thorpe. Provides brief details of 41 pubs: the buildings, their history and the families who worked there.
- See the Bibliography and search the BRO's holdings
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SU609894 (Lat/Lon: 51.600158, -1.122124), Wallingford which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Wallingford was in the Wallingford Union. For more information, see Poorhouses.
- Records of Wallingford Poor Law Union are held at BRO and include Guardians' minute books (1835-1930); 1854-1932); Births (1909-45); Deaths (1909-42); Cottage Homes relief lists (1901-24).