Bracknell Forest areas and what their names mean
Harmans Water once had a lake owned by Mr. Harman. PICTURED: Warfield Brickworks at Lawrence Hill (Picture credit: David Nash Fords Royal County of Berkshire History Website) Lawrence Hill is named after the owner of a brick-making factory once based there. Martins Heron was a big house pulled down in the 1980s. Popeswood belonged to the family of the famous writer, Alexander Pope. Priestwood stands on what was once Priestwood Common. The priests were monks from Hurley Priory who owne...
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