the hundred of Theale, but was later transferred to the hundred of Reading which effectively ceased to function after 1886. By 1875, Beech Hill had become part of the Bradfield rural sanitary district which, in 1894, became the Bradfield Rural District. From 1974 to 1998, it was part of the district of Newbury which is now the West Berkshire unitary authority. It is represented at Westminster by the MP for Wokingham. Demography See also List of civil parishes in Berkshire References External links Beech Hill Village Web Site Royal Berkshire History: Beech Hill Beech Hill Memorial Hall Web Site The Elm Tree Web Site Villages in Berkshire West Berkshire District Civil parishes in Berkshire