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Population
  
1,000

Metropolitan borough
  
Windsor and Maidenhead

Country
  
England

Metropolitan county
  
Berkshire

OS grid reference
  
SU908768

Region
  
South East

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Dialling code
  
01628

Fifield, Berkshire

Fifield is a village in the civil parish of Bray (where the 2011 Census population was included) in the English county of Berkshire.

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Map of Fifield, UK

The settlement lies near the junction of the M4 and A404(M) motorways, and is situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) from Maidenhead (to the north) and Windsor (to the east).

The local pub is the Fifield Inn, which was refurbished in 2014.

Etymology

The name Fifield is from the Old English fīf + hīd, meaning '(estate of) five hides of land'.

Notable residents

  • William Norreys of Fifield House (1523–1591), Usher of the Black Rod.
  • Sir John Norreys of Fifield House (1547?–1612), son of the above and High Sheriff of Berkshire.

    • Transport

    The Courtney Buses 16A route passes through the village as do some school busses.

    References

    Fifield, Berkshire Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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