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Aldermaston Wharf
Aldermaston Wharf (Berkshire)
Aldermaston Wharf

Aldermaston Wharf shown within Berkshire
OS grid reference SU602671
Unitary authority West Berkshire
Ceremonial county Berkshire
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district RG7
Police Thames Valley
Fire Royal Berkshire
Ambulance South Central
European Parliament South East England
List of places: UKEnglandBerkshire

Coordinates: 51°24′00″N 1°08′10″W / 51.4, -1.136

Aldermaston Wharf is a small settlement situated 1. Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government History The district of Newbury was formed on April 1, 1974, as a merger of the borough of Newbury Bradfield Rural District, Hungerford Rural The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South East England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Reading postcode area, is a group of postal districts centered on Reading and Basingstoke in Southern England. There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Thames Valley Police is one of the largest Home Office Police services in England and the largest non- metropolitan one covering 2200 sq mi (5700 The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is a statutory fire and rescue service covering the area of the Ceremonial county of Berkshire in The South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing NHS Ambulance services in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, South East England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of settlements in Berkshire, England. See the List of places in England for places in other counties A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system.miles (2. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United Stateskm) north-northwest of Aldermaston in the West Berkshire district, part of the English county of Berkshire. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Aldermaston is an award-winning Rural Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, South East England, with a population History The district of Newbury was formed on April 1, 1974, as a merger of the borough of Newbury Bradfield Rural District, Hungerford Rural The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South The Kennet and Avon Canal and Great Western Railway pass through it and Aldermaston railway station and Aldermaston Lock are located here. The Kennet and Avon Canal is a Canal in southern England The name may refer to either the route of the original Kennet and Avon Canal Company, which linked the The Great Western Railway ( GWR) was a British railway company and a notable example of Civil engineering, linking London with the West Aldermaston railway station is a railway station named after the village of Aldermaston in the county of Berkshire in England. Aldermaston Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Aldermaston Wharf in the English county of Berkshire. The A4 road runs just to the north of the village. Aldermaston Wharf Visitor Centre owned by British Waterways has a cafe and a canal cottage furnished to the period of the canal's construction. British Waterways is the informal name of the British Waterways Board a Statutory corporation sponsored by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Nearby are the towns of Newbury, Thatcham and Reading. Newbury is a Civil parish and the principal Town in the west of the County of Berkshire in England. Thatcham is a Town in Berkshire, England 3 miles (5km east of Newbury and 15 miles (24km west of Reading Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between Neighbouring villages are Aldermaston, Midgham, Beenham, Woolhampton and Padworth. Aldermaston is an award-winning Rural Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, South East England, with a population Beenham is a Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, England. It is located in the unitary district of West Woolhampton is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Padworth is a Hamlet and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire, between Burghfield Common and Tadley. Aldermaston Wharf falls within three parishes: namely Padworth, Aldermaston and Beenham. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government.

The River Kennet was made navigable between Reading and Newbury and opened as the Kennet Navigation in 1723. Kennet Fluss2 dbjpg|150px]] The upper reaches of the River Kennet near Avebury The Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a A wharf was constructed here (to the immediate east of the current lift bridge) and a trading community developed around it. In addition carpenters were required to service the locks and bridges. On completion of the Kennet and Avon Canal in 1810 local trade flourished even more with exports of timber products, malt and flour and imports of coal, groceries and manufactured goods. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year When the Great Western Railway bought the canal in the 1850s a canal spur was constructed to the railway sidings to allow transfer of goods between canal and rail. Some of this has now been infilled. [1]

Strange's Brewery was sited just south of the lock. In the late 18th century the brewery was owned by Francis Strange. The brewery was sold in 1952 and demolished. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b Aldermaston Lock information board


Settlements in West Berkshire
Towns: Hungerford | Newbury | Thatcham
Civil parishes: Aldermaston | Aldworth | Ashampstead | Basildon | Beech Hill | Beedon | Beenham | Boxford | Bradfield | Brightwalton | Brimpton | Bucklebury | Burghfield | Catmore | Chaddleworth | Chieveley | Cold Ash | Combe | Compton | East Garston | East Ilsley | Enborne | Englefield | Farnborough | Fawley | Frilsham | Great Shefford | Greenham | Hampstead Norreys | Hamstead Marshall | Hermitage | Holybrook | Inkpen | Kintbury | Lambourn | Leckhampstead | Midgham | Padworth | Pangbourne | Peasemore | Purley-On-Thames | Shaw-cum-Donnington | Speen | Stanford Dingley | Stratfield Mortimer | Streatley | Sulhamstead | Theale | Tidmarsh with Sulham | Tilehurst | Ufton Nervet | Wasing | Welford | West Woodhay | West Ilsley | Winterbourne | Woolhampton | Yattendon
Other villages and suburbs: | Aldermaston Wharf | Ashmore Green | Bagnor | Burnt Hill | Calcot | Donnington | Eastbury | Halfway | Hell Corner | Lambourn Woodlands | Little Heath | Lower Basildon | Marsh Benham | Shaw | South Fawley | Stockcross | Upper Basildon | Upper Lambourn | Upper Woolhampton | Wash Common | Weston | Woodlands St Mary | World's End
History The district of Newbury was formed on April 1, 1974, as a merger of the borough of Newbury Bradfield Rural District, Hungerford Rural For other uses see Hungerford (disambiguation Hungerford is a Market town and Civil parish in Berkshire, Newbury is a Civil parish and the principal Town in the west of the County of Berkshire in England. Thatcham is a Town in Berkshire, England 3 miles (5km east of Newbury and 15 miles (24km west of Reading Aldermaston is an award-winning Rural Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, South East England, with a population Aldworth is also the name of a stately home in Blackdown Sussex Aldworth is a small Village and Civil parish Ashampstead is a small Village in the rural area of the English county of Berkshire that lies between Reading, Newbury and Streatley Basildon is a Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Beech Hill is a Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, England. Beedon is a Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, England. It is situated very close to the A34 road, north of Newbury Beenham is a Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, England. It is located in the unitary district of West Boxford is a Village and Civil parish in the Unitary authority of West Berkshire, part of the county of Berkshire in England Bradfield is a small Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, England. Brightwalton is a Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, England. Brimpton is a small Village of 200 residents and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. This article refers to the real-life village for J R R Tolkien 's Fictional village see Buckland (Middle-earth Bucklebury Burghfield is a Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, England Chaddleworth is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Chieveley is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire, located approximately to the north of Newbury, close Cold Ash is a Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, England. Combe is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Local government Compton is a civil parish with an elected parish council East Garston is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. East Ilsley is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Enborne is a Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, England. It is situated just to the west of Newbury in West Berkshire Englefield is a Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, England, mostly within the bounds of the private walled estate of Englefield House Farnborough is a small Village and Civil parish, amongst the Berkshire Downs north of Newbury, in the English county of Frilsham is a Village and Civil parish, near Newbury, in the English county of Berkshire Great Shefford (or West Shefford) is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Greenham is a Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, England. Historic buildings The Village was recorded in the Domesday Book as Hanstede. Hamstead Marshall is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Hermitage is a Village and Civil parish, near to Newbury, in the English county of Berkshire. Holybrook is a Civil parish on the outskirts of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. Inkpen is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Kintbury is a large Village and Civil parish in central-southern England, located in West Berkshire between the towns of Newbury and Lambourn is a large Village and Civil parish in the northwestern corner of the ceremonial county of Berkshire in England. Leckhampstead is a Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, England lying in the North Wessex Downs. Padworth is a Hamlet and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire, between Burghfield Common and Tadley. Pangbourne is a large Village and Civil parish on the River Thames in the English county of Berkshire. Peasemore is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Purley-on-Thames, (referred to as Purley) is a Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, England. Shaw-cum-Donnington is a Civil parish in West Berkshire, Berkshire, England, just north of the town of Newbury. Speen (Roman Spinae) is a Village and Civil parish near Newbury in Berkshire, England. Geography Stanford Dingley is located in the valley of the River Pang, on the minor roads between the A4 Bath Road and the M4 motorway. Stratfield Mortimer is a Village and Civil parish, just south of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. Streatley is a Village and Civil parish on the River Thames in the English county of Berkshire. Sulhamstead is a Village, electoral district (ward and Civil parish in Berkshire, England. Theale is a large Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Tidmarsh with Sulham is a Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Tilehurst is a Suburb of the town of Reading in the English Ufton Nervet is a small Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Wasing is a small Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, England. Welford is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire, situated in the valley of the River Lambourn to the north West Woodhay (pronounced 'West Woody' is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. West Ilsley is a Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, England. Winterbourne is a small Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire, located at. Woolhampton is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Yattendon is a Village and Civil parish, situated between Newbury and Reading close to the M4 motorway, in the English Ashmore Green is a small Village in Berkshire, England. It is situated just to the west of the village of Cold Ash and to the north of Bagnor is a hamlet close to the town of Newbury in the English county of Berkshire and on the banks of the River Lambourn. Burnt Hill is a hamlet in Berkshire, England. It is situated just north of the M4 motorway in West Berkshire and is in the Civil parish Calcot, or Calcot Row, is a Suburb west of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. Famous residents Beau Brummell - regency dandy lived at Donnington Grove Thomas Hughes - author of Tom Brown's Schooldays Eastbury is a small Village in the valley of the River Lambourn in the English county of Berkshire. Halfway is a hamlet in the Civil parish of Welford in the English county of Berkshire. Hell Corner is a small Village in the Civil parish of Inkpen in the English county of Berkshire. Lambourn Woodlands is a small Village in the English county of Berkshire. Little Heath is a suburb of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. Lower Basildon is a Village in the Civil parish of Basildon, near to Pangbourne, in the English county of Berkshire. Marsh Benham is a Village in Civil parish of Speen in the English county of Berkshire. Shaw is a Village in Berkshire, England. It is located to the north of Newbury, near the village of Donnington. South Fawley is a small Village in the Civil parish of Fawley in the English county of Berkshire. Stockcross is a Village in Berkshire, England. The village lies to the west of Newbury in the district of West Berkshire. Upper Basildon is a Village in the Civil parish of Basildon, near to Pangbourne, in the English county of Berkshire. Upper Lambourn is a small Village in the English county of Berkshire. Upper Woolhampton is a settlement in the English county of Berkshire. Wash Common is a small suburb to the south of Newbury Berkshire. Weston is a Village in the Civil parish of Welford in the English county of Berkshire. Woodlands St Mary is a small Village in the English county of Berkshire. World's End is a Village in Berkshire, England. It is in the district of West Berkshire, near the A34 road north of
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