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COLEYS, the old seat of the Vachells, in Berks; 1 mile SW of Reading. Edward VI. met the mayor and aldermen of Reading at Coley-Cross, on his visit to the city; and Charles I. resided several days at Coley House, during the civil war.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "the old seat of the Vachells" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
Administrative units: | Berkshire AncC |
Place: | Coley |
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