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Offline Copper

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Re: Bright Waltham
« Reply #9 on: Monday 10 September 07 13:17 BST (UK) »
Bright Waltham is not on a modern map.  According to Genuki it used to have two alternative names one of which is Brightwalton.  I guess that this place is now only known as Brightwalton.

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Re: Bright Waltham
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 15 September 07 21:00 BST (UK) »
Quote from: baron59 on Monday 10 September 07 13:02 BST (UK)
having lived in or around Brightwalton I can tell you there are no alternative spellings of our village,it is BRIGHTWALTON

I too, live near Brightwalton and can tell you that is is often referred to as Brightwaltham in old (and not so old) documents.

You might be interested in the attached cuttings from Kelly's directories of 1887 and 1931 (published by Berks FHS).
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