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词条 Charvil
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  1. Amenities

  2. Notable residents

  3. Nearby towns and cities

  4. Nearby villages

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}{{Infobox UK place
|official_name= Charvil
|static_image_name= The Hawthorns, Charvil - geograph.org.uk - 1776099.jpg
|static_image_caption= Houses in Charvil
|os_grid_reference=SU775758
|coordinates= {{coord|51.4759|-0.8855|display=inline,title}}
|population= 3042
|population_ref= (2011 Census)
|civil_parish= Charvil
|unitary_england= Wokingham
|lieutenancy_england= Berkshire
|region= South East England
|country= England
|post_town= Reading
|postcode_area= RG
|postcode_district= RG10
|dial_code= 0118
|constituency_westminster= Maidenhead
|website= Charvil Parish Council
}}Charvil is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England.[1][2] The village is {{convert|3|mi|0}} east of the centre of Reading on the A4 road to Maidenhead, between Sonning and Twyford. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 3,042.[3]

The area was mostly farmland until the 1950s, since which time the population has increased significantly.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} Charvil is bisected by the new Bath Road (A4).

Amenities

Charvil has two pubs: The Wee Waif[4] and The Heron on the Ford (formerly The Lands End).[5]

Charvil has a community centre. It was built in 1952 as the Church of England church of Saint Patrick but was deconsecrated in 2011.[6] Charvil is part of the ecclesiastical parish of St Andrew, Sonning.

The land between Charvil and Twyford is a nature reserve with footpaths beside the River Loddon and around lakes formed from former gravel pits.

Notable residents

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Notable existing and former residents include

  • Uri Geller, illusionist
  • David Hamilton, radio and television broadcaster
  • Alan Titchmarsh, television gardener.

Nearby towns and cities

  • Henley-on-Thames
  • Maidenhead
  • Reading
  • Woodley

Nearby villages

  • Sonning
  • Twyford
  • Wargrave
  • Hurst

References

1. ^{{cite map |series=Landranger |title=Reading & Windsor, Henley-on-Thames & Bracknell |section=175 |scale=1:50,000 |isbn=978-0319232149 |publisher=Ordnance Survey |year=2012}}
2. ^{{cite web |url= https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html |title=1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer |format=csv (download) |date=1 January 2016 |publisher=Ordnance Survey |website=www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |accessdate=30 January 2016}}
3. ^{{cite web |url= https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=1170211992 |title=Charvil Parish |work=nomis |publisher=Office for National Statistics |accessdate=28 July 2018}}
4. ^{{cite web |url= https://www.hungryhorse.co.uk/pubs/berkshire/wee-waif/ |title=The Wee Waif |publisher=Hungry Horse |accessdate=28 July 2018}}
5. ^The Lands End
6. ^{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-15652417 |title=Church council closes St Patrick's Church in Charvil |publisher=BBC Berkshire |date=9 November 2011 |accessdate=28 July 2018}}

External links

{{commonscat}}
  • Charvil Parish Council
{{Wokingham District}}{{Berkshire-geo-stub}}

3 : Civil parishes in Berkshire|Villages in Berkshire|Borough of Wokingham

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