A Brief Description Of Wokingham (UK) With Its History, Weather & Attractions

Located 71.45 meters (234.42 ft) above sea level, Wokingham has a sea west coast and a hot summer climate. The city's annual temperature is 11.62ºC (52.92ºF) and is 0.87% higher than the UK average. According to BBC Weather Wokingham, the town typically receives about 46.73 millimeters (1.84 inches) of rain and has 129.08 rainy days (35.36% of the time) per year.

The Town’s Interesting History

Wokingham has a very long history and can be traced back to the beginnings of a Saxon chieftain, Wocca (the name means "house of the Wocca people"), who may also have their lands at Wokefield in Berkshire and Woking in Surrey. It was a large area in Saxon times so it must have been quite large. For a time in the 19th century, the town was known as Oakingham.

Wokingham was important in its history and its basic London geology has suggested to some that it was a prehistoric marine estuary, although no archaeological discoveries have supported it. The courts of Windsor Forest were held at Wokingham and the town had the right to hold markets from 1219. In 1258, the Bishop of Salisbury, who owned the land, purchased from the crown the right to hold three city fairs. each year. Customers of Home Place in Wokingham are sure to have fond memories of the town's fairs and markets that still take place today.

The Pinewood Miniature Railway

If you are wondering about Whats on in Wokingham to spend adventurous time with your kids, then you can go to The Pinewood Miniature Railway. It has operated trains for 25 years, delighting children of all ages. Located at Pinewood Recreation Center, between Wokingham and Crowthorne in Berkshire, the railway runs nearly half a mile through a wooded landscape. Model trains are pulled by a variety of real steam and diesel-electric engines that run on 7 1/4 standard tracks and, due to their small size, are often considered "child-friendly" than full-sized engines. The entertainment center has a children's playground very close to the station, and you can also take a walk in the woods to watch the trains go by.

Its Speciality

Wokingham was never highly industrial, but for centuries it was home to the bell factory that supplied the churches of the South. Bell-making is a very special art and there aren't many factories left today of his art, but the buildings they used are recognizable. What hasn't disappeared is Wokingham's last mulberry tree, a heritage of the silk industry. Silkworms live on mulberry leaves, so there was a time when most gardens had mulberry trees. 

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