Place:Wargrave, Berkshire, England

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NameWargrave
Alt namesWeregravesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 37
TypeVillage
Coordinates51.517°N 0.883°W
Located inBerkshire, England
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Wargrave is a large village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire, which encloses the confluence of the River Loddon and the River Thames. It is in the Borough of Wokingham. The name Wargrave is derived from 'Weir-Grove', 'Weregreave', rather than a literal meaning of War Grave and the village dates back to medieval times.

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