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Dedworth
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Dedworth
Location within Berkshire
OS grid reference SU940762
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
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UK
England
Berkshire
51°28′37″N0°38′53″W / 51.477°N 0.648°W / 51.477; -0.648

Dedworth is the most westerly area of Windsor in Berkshire, England.

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Toponymy

The name Dedworth is formed from the words 'Dydda', a man's name, and 'Worth', a Saxon word for enclosure. [1]

History

An irregular quadrangula moat in Wolf Lane may be all that remains of the manor house of Dedworth Maunsell. The other manor in the area was Dedworth Loring, owned by the De Loring family from the time of Peter De Loring, in the early 13th century. It was possibly located to the north, where a large medieval hearth has been uncovered in the aptly named Knight's Close.[ citation needed ] Dedworth was one of three Saxon villages (the other two being Clewer and Losfield) that Windsor expanded to encompass. Dedworth predates Windsor and is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Dideorde. [2]

Geography

Dedworth is mostly a housing estate made up of 1950-1980s style semi-detached houses. Dedworth has a local nature reserve called Sutherland Grange. [3] The parish church of All Saints is the work of G. F. Bodley (1863). It has stained glass windows by Edward Burne-Jones, William Morris, Ford Madox Brown and D. G. Rossetti (1863–87). [4] Dedworth has a number of shops: The Co-operative, Boots Pharmacy, Tesco, Model Shop and many others.

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References

  1. Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 141. ISBN   0-19-869103-3.
  2. "The Domesday Book Online: Berkshire D-M" . Retrieved 3 February 2008.
  3. "Magic Map Application". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. Betjeman, J. (ed.) (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the South. London: Collins; p. 112

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