Woolhampton is a village and parish eight miles west of Reading and six miles east of Newbury. The A4 divides the parish
Winterbourne is a village and civil parish in the Berkshire Downs, about three miles north of Newbury. It is also the name of the stream
The civil and ecclesiastical parish of West Woodhay lies in the south west of Berkshire, on the northern slope of the Hampshire downs
West Ilsley lies in a downland hollow, 11 miles north-west of Newbury and a mile and a half from its more populous sister village, East Ilsley
West Hendred is a downland village and civil parish about three miles east of Wantage that has no real centre
West Challow is a small downland village and civil parish three miles west of Wantage, in the Vale of the White Horse.
Berkshire Family History Society works to meet the needs of those researching their ancestry across the UK and overseas – as well as those looking for former relatives in historic Berkshire. You do not need to be a member to benefit.
The society offers:
Research Zone in central Reading that is free to use and open to all
Free access at The Centre for Heritage and Family History to online resources like FindMyPast, the 1939 Register, The Genealogist, the British Newspaper Archive and Ancestry (the worldwide edition)
Regular free help and advice sessions
Meetings in Abingdon, Bracknell, Newbury, Reading and Windsor; and a virtual Computer Branch which meets online. All meetings are open to everyone
Community forum – informed answers to research queries and advice from experienced researchers
Members’ Area with data and other information not readily accessible elsewhere
Indexes and transcriptions of Berkshire’s historic records on CD — parish registers, probate documents, monumental inscriptions, maps, First World War history and more
Quarterly magazine, the Berkshire Family Historian, for members
a chance to join in project work, recording, transcribing and helping to preserve records
Links to the research experience, advice and support of members worldwide
