Englefield is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the smallest unit of local government. ... For other places named Berkshire, see: Berkshire (disambiguation) Berkshire (pronounced Barkshe(e)r; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in the south of England, to the west of London and also bordering on Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Surrey, Wiltshire and Hampshire. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion...
The village is situated in the district of West Berkshire, close to Reading. Other nearby places include Bradfield and Theale. The Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England except for civil parishes. ... West Berkshire is an local government district in Berkshire, South East England, governed by a unitary authority (West Bershire Council). ... Reading is an activity: Reading is an activity performed by a human. ... Bradfield is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. ... Theale High Street The Old Brewery in Theale The Falcon pub in Theale Theale is a large village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. ...
In 870 the village was the site of the first in a series of battles between King Alfred of Wessex and the Danes. Events February 28 - End of the Fourth Council of Constantinople. ... Alfred (849? – 26 October 899) (sometimes spelt Ælfred) was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899. ... Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the kingdom of England. ...
Englefield was also the birth place of Thomas Englefield. Sir Thomas Englefield was Speaker of the United Kingdoms House of Commons from 1496 to 1497 and again in 1509. ...
Alfred was born in 849 AD at Wantage in Berkshire (alterations to county borders in 1974 mean that Wantage is now part of Oxfordshire), the fourth son of King Ethelwulf of Wessex (or Aethelwulf), most likely by his first wife, Osburh.
A successful skirmish at Englefield, Berkshire (31 December 870), was followed by a severe defeat at Reading (4 January 871), and this, four days later, by the brilliant victory of Ashdown, near Compton Beauchamp in Shrivenham Hundred.
On 22 January 871 the English were again defeated at Basing, and on 22 March 871 at Marton, Wiltshire, the two unidentified battles having perhaps occurred in the interval.
One such family was that of the Englefields, whose house was Whiteknights Park in Berkshire, less than five miles from Binfield.
In 1606 the estate was purchased by Sir Francis Englefield, the 1st baronet, as a substitute Berkshire home; the family having had their vast Englefield Estates confiscated for recusancy in 1585.
The Englefields moved over from Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire and Whiteknights remained their main family residence until they sold it to the Marquis of Blandford in 1798.
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