a market-town of England, Berkshire, near the right bank of an affluent of the Loddon, 7 miles S.E. of Reading, and 32 W. by S. of London. It is for the most part built of brick, and consists of several streets meeting in a spacious market-place, in which stands an ancient timber-framed market-house. The parish church is a fine old edifice, and there are also places of worship for Methodists and Baptists, national schools, an hospital, almshouses, and other parochial charities. Wokingham was formerly a chief seat of the woollen manufacture; but this has declined, and the inhabitants are now chiefly employed in the malt and flour trade, in the throwing of silk, and in making boots and shoes. Pop. (1851) 2272.