The Lambourn, Berkshire
Historical Description
Lambourn, The, a river of Berks, rising on the SW border of the county, near the Ridge Way, and running about 16 miles south-eastward, past Lambourn, Shefford, Welford, Boxford, and Shaw, to the Kennet 1½ mile below Newbury. It abounds with trout, which are said to be of a paler colour than those which are found in the Kennet.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Berkshire is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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