Harmans Water once had a lake owned by Mr. Harman.
PICTURED: Warfield Brickworks at Lawrence Hill (Picture credit: David Nash Ford s Royal County of Berkshire History Website) Lawrence Hill is named after the owner of a brick-making factory once based there. Martin s Heron was a big house pulled down in the 1980s. Popeswood belonged to the family of the famous writer, Alexander Pope. Priestwood stands on what was once Priestwood Common. The priests were monks from Hurley Priory who owned the land in Medieval times.Quelm Park is named after Quelm Lane where there used to be a quelm . A quelm is a gibbet where the rotting bodies of hanged criminals were displayed!