Charvil

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Berkshire, England}}

{{Infobox UK place

|official_name= Charvil

|os_grid_reference=SU775758

| static_image = Recreational area, Charvil - geograph.org.uk - 3954425.jpg

| static_image_caption = Recreational area

|coordinates= {{coord|51.4759|-0.8855|display=inline,title}}

|population= 3158

|population_ref= (2021 Census)

|civil_parish= Charvil

|unitary_england= Wokingham

|lieutenancy_england= Berkshire

|region= South East England

|country= England

|post_town= Reading

|postcode_area= RG

|postcode_district= RG10

|dial_code= 0118

|constituency_westminster= Maidenhead

|website= [http://www.charvil.com/ Charvil Parish Council]

}}

Charvil is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England.{{cite map |series=Landranger |title=Reading & Windsor, Henley-on-Thames & Bracknell |section=175 |scale=1:50,000 |isbn=978-0319232149 |publisher=Ordnance Survey |year=2012}}{{cite web |url= https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html |title=1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer |format=csv (download) |date=1 January 2016 |publisher=Ordnance Survey |website=www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |accessdate=30 January 2016}} The village is 5 miles from Reading on the A4 road to Maidenhead, between Sonning and Twyford. The 2021 Census recorded the parish's population as 3,158.{{Cite web |title=Charvil (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/uk/southeastengland/admin/wokingham/E04001229__charvil/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=citypopulation.de}} The area was mostly farmland until the 1950s.

Amenities

File:The Wee Waif Hotel, Charvil - geograph.org.uk - 6534580.jpg

Charvil has two pubs: The Wee Waif{{cite web |url= https://www.hungryhorse.co.uk/pubs/berkshire/wee-waif/ |title=The Wee Waif |publisher=Hungry Horse |accessdate=28 July 2018}} and The Heron on the Ford (formerly The Lands End).[http://www.thelandsend.co.uk/ The Lands End] Charvil's original community centre was built in 1952 as the Church of England church of Saint Patrick but was deconsecrated in 2011.{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-15652417 |title=Church council closes St Patrick's Church in Charvil |publisher=BBC Berkshire |date=9 November 2011 |accessdate=28 July 2018}} It became known as Jubilee Hall. It was later demolished to make room for a housing project in 2019. Charvil is part of the ecclesiastical parish of St Andrew, Sonning.

On 14th May 1988 a new Village Hall was officially opened on The Hawthorns housing development. The hall is owned and managed by Charvil Parish Council, and hosts a number of community and youth groups each week.

In 2016, Charvil Parish Council also took over the management of the Margaret Gimblett Pavilion on the edge of the East Park Farm housing development, along with the neighbouring football and cricket pitches, tennis courts and Multi-use Games Area (MUGA).

The land between Charvil and Twyford is a nature reserve with footpaths beside the River Loddon. Charvil also has a country park, woodlands and lakes.

In 2013, Charvil Piggott Primary School opened, providing primary education to children in the village. This school is operated by The Piggott School, the local secondary school in Wargrave. In November 2023 a sinkhole appeared in the East Park Farm Car Park near the Primary School, making national headlines.{{Cite news |date=2023-11-29 |title=Charvil car park scanned following sinkhole near school |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-67558716 |access-date=2024-05-04 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

Notable people

Notable current and former residents include:

David Hamilton, radio and television broadcaster
Alan Titchmarsh, television gardener

Nearby towns and cities

Nearby villages

References

External links

[http://www.charvil.com/ Charvil Parish Council]

Category:Civil parishes in Berkshire

Category:Villages in Berkshire

Category:Borough of Wokingham