White Waltham
| White Waltham | |
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 Waltham Place |
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 White Waltham
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| White Waltham shown within Berkshire | |
| Area | 10.44 km2 (4.03 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,850 (2011.Civil Parish) |
| • Density | 273/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU855775 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Maidenhead |
| Postcode district | SL6 |
| Dialling code | 01628 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
White Waltham is a village and civil parish, 2 miles (3 km) west of Maidenhead, in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is crossed briefly by the M4 motorway, which along with the Great Western Main Line and all other roads covers 0.267 square kilometres (0.103 sq mi) of the parish and 'greenspace' which includes cultivated fields covers the most part - this covered (in January 2005) 9.421 square kilometres (3.637 sq mi).White Waltham Airfield is in the parish.
In the south, the parish includes the hamlets of Paley Street and Littlefield Green. White Waltham village is clustered and sits in the mid-west of the parish. To the north east is Woodlands Park, on the edge of Maidenhead, and the Maidenhead Business Park. In the north east corner of the parish is Woolley Green and in the north west, most of Littlewick Green.
The area was made up of a few manors, many of which evolved into country houses, such as Waltham Place with its organic farm and gardens which are open to the public. The Church of England parish church of St Mary dates from Norman times, but has many 13th century and Victorian features. Frequent disputes as to the boundary between White Waltham and Bray occurred at intervals since 1286 and Thomas Hearne, historian, gives an account of the beating of the boundaries in his own life-time, mentioning all the place-names and commenting on 'the insolence of the parishioners of Bray in transgressing their bounds.'
Sir Constantine Henry Phipps, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, was buried at St. Mary in 1723. Thomas Hearne was born at Littlefield Green in 1678. Acquiring the patronage of the local lord of the manor, Francis Cherry, he rose to become assistant-keeper of the Bodleian Library in Oxford and the author of many important works. White Waltham school was established in 1828 and has been developed and expanded since, providing primary education for pupils between the ages of 5 and 11 and has legal academy status.
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