Author: HAVINDEN, M. A.
Title: Estate Villages - A Study of the Berkshire Villages of Ardington and Lockinge
Description: Reading, University of Reading. 1966, First Edition. Hardback, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book, 210 pages plus index. Contributions by D. S. Thornton and P. D. Wood. Maps to endpapers. This book sets out to show how a famous Victorian country estate was built up by the eminent banker, Lord Overstone, and his son-in-law Lord Wantage; what effect its creation has on the lives of its inhabitants, and how it is adapting itself to the radically changed conditions of today. Very Good/Very Good.

Keywords: Berkshire Villages Ardington Lockinge Rural History


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