Charvil

Charvil is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. The village is 3 mi east of the centre of Reading on the A4 road to Maidenhead, between Sonning and Twyford. The 2021 Census recorded the parish's population as 3,158. The area was mostly farmland until the 1950s, since which time the population has increased significantly. Charvil is bisected by the new A4 Bath Road.

Amenities
Charvil has two pubs: The Wee Waif and The Heron on the Ford (formerly The Lands End). Charvil's originalcommunity centre was built in 1952 as the Church of England church of Saint Patrick but was deconsecrated in 2011. It became known as Jubilee Hall. It was later demolished to make room for a housing project in 2019. Charvil is part of the ecclesiastical parish of St Andrew, Sonning.



On 14th May 1988 a new Village Hall was officially opened on The Hawthorns housing development. The hall is owned and managed by Charvil Parish Council, and hosts a number of community and youth groups each week.

In 2016, Charvil Parish Council also took over the management of the Margaret Gimblett Pavilion on the edge of the East Park Farm housing development, along with the neighbouring football and cricket pitches, tennis courts and Multi-use Games Area (MUGA).

The land between Charvil and Twyford is a nature reserve with footpaths beside the River Loddon and around lakes formed from former gravel pits.

In 2013, Charvil Piggott Primary School opened, providing primary education to children in the village. This school is operated by The Piggott School, the local secondary school in Wargrave. In November 2023 a sinkhole appeared in the East Park Farm Car Park near the Primary School, making national headlines.

Notable residents
Notable current and former residents include
 * Uri Geller, illusionist
 * David Hamilton, radio and television broadcaster
 * Alan Titchmarsh, television gardener.

Nearby towns and cities

 * Henley-on-Thames
 * Maidenhead
 * Reading
 * Woodley

Nearby villages

 * Sonning
 * Twyford
 * Wargrave
 * Hurst