So much has happened to Earley very recently, but it is extremely interesting to look back at the area in past times. The Town Council is trying hard to piece together a history of the Town, and the following is a necessarily short summary of the detail we have found so far. Fresh detail is being discovered all the time, often changing previous ideas and we would gratefully welcome comments and information from residents.

• Prehistoric Earley
• The Romans and beyond
• The Middle Ages
• The Manors of Erlegh
• About Soly Joel
• Maiden Erlegh Park
• From Hamlet to Town

Photographs in this section are reproduced by the kind permission of the Rural History Centre of the University of Reading which holds the copyright.