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Believed to have been created by Sol Joel, owner of the Maiden Erlegh Estate in the early 1900's.
When millionaire Solomon Joel died on 22 May 1931, the final chapter in the large estate of Maiden Erlegh was near to completion. The demise of the British aristocracy lead to many old manor houses and estates being divided up and demolished or left to fall into disrepair. The death of Soly Joel and the subsequent dividing up of the 750 acre estate marked the start of the building of the town we know today. However, it was not until the Manor was demolished in 1960 that the real growth of the parish started. The area around Silverdale Road to Lakeside being of this era.
When millionaire Solomon Joel died on 22 May 1931, the final chapter in the large estate of Maiden Erlegh was near to completion. The demise of the British aristocracy lead to many old manor houses and estates being divided up and demolished or left to fall into disrepair. The death of Soly Joel and the subsequent dividing up of the 750 acre estate marked the start of the building of the town we know today. However, it was not until the Manor was demolished in 1960 that the real growth of the parish started. The area around Silverdale Road to Lakeside being of this era.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 51°25'59"N -0°55'25"E
- Hayling Island 67 km
- Portsea Island 68 km
- Isle of Wight 87 km
- Isle of Portland 144 km
- Alderney 211 km
- Sark 244 km
- Guernsey 247 km
- Jersey 259 km
- Lundy Island 263 km
- Ramsey Island 310 km
- Earley 0.5 km
- Lower Earley 0.7 km
- University of Reading Whiteknights Campus 1.6 km
- Earley Rise 2 km
- Whitley 2.8 km
- Newtown 3 km
- Black Swan Lake 3.5 km
- Dinton Pastures Country Park 3.5 km
- Katesgrove 3.5 km
- Bearwood Lakes Golf Club 3.9 km