 It lies in the civil parish of Arborfield and Newland in the Borough of Wokingham, about west of its sister village of Arborfield Cross and the two villages have become collectively known as Arborfield, with no signs marking their boundary.The name 'Arborfield' is first recorded in 1166 as Edburgefeld, meaning 'Edburga's Field', Edburga being a widespread Anglo-Saxon lady's name.It evolved through variations to the modern Arborfield as first recorded in the 17th century.