MAPLE-DURHAM, a parish in the hundred of
LANGTREE, county of OXFORD, 4 miles (N.W. by N.)
from Reading, containing 508 inhabitants. The living
is a vicarage, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Oxford,
rated in the king's books at £ 12. 10., and in the
patronage of the Provost and Fellows of Eton College.
The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, has been the
burial-place of the ancient family of Blount for many
generations. An almshouse for six poor people, each
of whom receives one shilling and sixpence weekly, is
supported by Michael Blount, Esq.