Berkshire (The KIng's England)

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There have been many books on Berkshire, but never one like this…

The perfect historic guide to Berkshire churches, castles and other historic places.

“A thousand years of history is wrapt up in the Berkshire hills, and far beyond that its story goes…” – Arthur Mee

Arthur Mee’s guide to 170 places in the historic county of Berkshire (including the Vale of the White Horse, in Oxfordshire since 1974, from Abingdon to Yattendon, provides both a snapshot of the county before the Second World War and a comprehensive guidebook to the county’s heritage which remains invaluable for travellers and historians alike to this day. This facsimile edition is aided by 120 unique photographs which accompanied the original 1939 text.