Place:Midgham, Berkshire, England

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NameMidgham
Alt namesMigehamsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 37
TypeVillage
Coordinates51.4°N 1.2°W
Located inBerkshire, England
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Midgham is a village and civil parish in the Kennet Valley about east of Newbury, Berkshire. It has a population of 282.

The village extends to the Berkshire Arms public house in the west, New Road Hill in the east, Midgham Marsh to the south of the A4 road and Midgham Green to the north. The other public house in Midgham is the Coach and Horses at the junction of Church Hill and the A4 road.

Midgham was anciently part of Thatcham parish and is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 but relatively little is known of the medieval history of the parish.

Midgham includes Midgham Park which was the Earl of Clarendon's estate, Midgham Green and surrounding areas. Midgham Green has a village green run by the parish council and a village hall run by its own committee. As of 2010, the village hall has a new management committee who have begun to make improvements to enable the venue to be used more frequently and for a wider variety of community events.

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