Wokingham

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Wokingham

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Meaning "home of the people of Wocca", apparently a Saxon chieftain. In Victorian times, it was known as Oakingham, and the acorn with oak leaves is the town's symbol.

proper noun

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8168).
  2. A unitary authority and borough of Berkshire, with its headquarters in the town of Wokingham.

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@misc{wokingham_2026,
  title = {Wokingham},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wokingham},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}