Wokingham Without is acivil parish in theWokingham district of theEnglish county ofBerkshire. It was formed in 1894 when theparish ofWokingham was split into two parts — one rural and one urban. The population of the civil parish as of the2011 Census is 7,011.[1] The parish originally curved around Wokingham proper from north to south in a west-facing crescent. The area to the north is called Ashridge (anciently called Hertoke). However, in more recent years, this area has been transferred to the parish ofSt Nicholas Hurst.
The area to the south ofWokingham is modern Wokingham Without. It consists of the ecclesiasticalparish ofSt. Sebastian's, formed in 1871, divided into two sections. The largely rural north includes thehamlets ofHeathlands (alias St Sebastians),Holme Green andGardeners Green. The southern end of the parish is more urbanized, and includesRavenswood (anciently called Bigshot) and what is really an extension of theCrowthorne urban area.Ludgrove School atWixenford is actually just in Wokingham Without, rather than Wokingham. It moved to Wixenford House in 1937. The northern part of the Parish forms a major part of a Strategic Development Location (SDL) , one of four areas earmarked for intensive residential development by the Borough Council. Part of the SDL north of the Reading to Waterloo railway, originally called Buckhurst Farm but now known as Montague Park, has already been developed. This area lies outside of Wokingham Without. The area of the SDL within Wokingham Without is to be developed.
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