Bradfield, a village a parish, and the head of a union in Berks. The village stands on an affluent of the river Thames, 3 miles NW by W of Theale station on the G.W.R., and 7 1/2 W of Reading, under which it has a post, money order, and telegraph office. The parish comprises 4346 acres of land and 13 of water; population, 1458. Bradfield Hall, Buckhold, and Bradfield Cottage are chief residences. the surface contains rich field scenes, and commands fine views. The living is a rectory, united with Buckhold, in the diocese of Oxford; net value, £737 with residence. The church was restored and enlarged in 1848. There are a chapel of ease and a Primitive Methodist chapel. St Andrew's College, which ranks as a public school, is a handsome edifice of 1850, and was endowed in 1859 and chartered in 1862 as a foundation-school for 16 founder's boys and 153 commoners. In 1862 it was incorporated by royal charter, and by alteration of the statutes the number of commoners was raised to 300. An abbey was founded here before the close of the 7th century by King Ina. Bishop Lloyd was sometime rector.
