Welcome to Waltham St. Lawrence
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
The name 'Waltham' is believed to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon words Wealt and Ham, meaning 'dilapidated homes'. The church is called St. Lawrence and thus gives the village its name. There is evidence of the existence of a Roman temple in Weycock Field in the parish. Most of the coins found from the site are of the lower empire (except for a silver one of Amyntas, the grandfather of Alexander the Great) and the area was occupied until 270. The high-road to London formerly left the London to Reading main-road at the 29th milestone and ran across Weycock Field (often referred to as Weycock Highrood). The Priory of Hurley maintained a grange in the village on the site of what is now Church Farm (to the north-west of the present Church) and this is why the great tithes of the parish were formerly appropriated to the Prior of Hurley.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
1,472 hectares |
|---|---|
Population |
1,243 (2021) |
Density |
84 people/km2 |
Mean age |
41.0 |
Ward |
Hurley & Walthams |
District |
Windsor and Maidenhead |
Postcodes |
RG10, RG40, RG42 |
ONS ID |
E04001224 |
Council
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Education
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Property
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Heritage
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