Charvil is a village and

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. The village is east of the centre of

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on the A4 road to

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, between Sonning and Twyford. The 2011 Census recorded the

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's population as 3,042. The area was mostly farmland until the 1950s, since which time the population has increased significantly. Charvil is bisected by the new A4

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Road.

Amenities

Charvil has two pubs: The Wee Waif and The Heron on the Ford (formerly The Lands End). Charvil's

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was built in 1952 as the

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church of Saint Patrick but was deconsecrated in 2011. It was later demolished to make room for a housing project in 2019. Charvil is part of the

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of St Andrew, Sonning. The land between Charvil and Twyford is a

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with footpaths beside the River Loddon and around lakes formed from former gravel pits. St Patrick, Charvil - geograph

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents include *

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, illusionist * David Hamilton, radio and television broadcaster * Alan Titchmarsh, television gardener.

Nearby towns and cities

Henley-on-Thames Henley-on-Thames ( ) is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, northeast of Reading, west of Maidenhead, southeast of Oxford and west of London (by road), near the tripoint of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and ...

* Woodley

Nearby villages

* Sonning * Twyford * Wargrave * Hurst

References

External links

Charvil Parish Council
Civil parishes in Berkshire Villages in Berkshire Borough of Wokingham {{Berkshire-geo-stub