About Wokingham

The history of Wokingham

The first written mention of Wokingham was in 1146 and means ‘Homestead of the family or followers of a man called Wocca’. He was probably a Saxon lord who also farmed lands in Wokefield and Woking.
Wokingham received a Market Charter in 1227 which enabled it to hold a market every Tuesday a practice still continued to this day.

During the 14th century the town consisted of Rose Street, Shute End, Peach Street, Denmark Street. The High Street was where Broad Street and The Terrace can be found today

The population of Wokingham in the year 1801 was 2,281 and by the year 1901 the number had risen to 6,002. In 1951 the population had risen to 11,643 and today the figure is approximately 32,000.