Thatcham

Thatcham is a Town in the county of Berkshire.

Retail in Thatcham

There are great places to visit near Thatcham including some great towns, country parks, lakes and shopping centres.

The area around Thatcham boasts some of the best towns including Wokingham, and Reading.

Places near Thatcham feature a number of interesting country parks including Dinton Pastures.

Places near Thatcham feature a number of interesting lakes including Dinton Pastures.

Shopping Centres to visit near Thatcham include The Oracle.

Thatcham History

There are some historic monuments around Thatcham:

Places to see near Thatcham

Towns near Thatcham

Country Parks near Thatcham

Lakes near Thatcham

Shopping Centres near Thatcham

History of Thatcham

The town had a period of great prosperity around 1304 when the Chapel of St. Thomas the Martyr on the A4, now called the Old Bluecoat School, was constructed. At that time the population was larger than Newbury’s but it declined as a result of the Black Death in 1348. There is a Norman parish church of St. Mary, which was largely reconstructed in 1857. This is believed to be built on the same site as an earlier Saxon church. It was also previously known as St. Luke’s.

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