| Boxford | |
  Boxford shown within Berkshire |
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| Population | 501 |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | |
| Unitary authority | West Berkshire |
| Ceremonial county | Berkshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWBURY |
| Postcode district | RG20 |
| Dialling code | 01488 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Newbury |
| List of places: UK • England • Berkshire | |
Boxford is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of West Berkshire, part of the county of Berkshire in England. Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology 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 A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system 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. The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United 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. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Newbury is a United Kingdom House of Commons constituency consisting of Newbury, Thatcham, Hungerford and a large 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. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions History The district of Newbury was formed on April 1, 1974, as a merger of the borough of Newbury Bradfield Rural District, Hungerford Rural Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South 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
It is situated on the east side of the River Lambourn, about 4 miles (6. The River Lambourn is a Chalk stream in the English county of Berkshire. 4 km) northwest of Newbury but south of the M4 motorway. Newbury is a Civil parish and the principal Town in the west of the County of Berkshire in England. The M4 motorway is a Motorway in Great Britain linking London with Wales. The associated settlement of Westbrook lies on the opposite side of the river.
The village has a number of thatched cottages and a watermill. This article is about a type of structure For other locational uses see Milldam. St Andrew’s Church is 15th Century with earlier Saxon remains [1]. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south It consists of a chancel, nave, north aisle, north-west vestry, south porch and a west tower. "Chancel" is an architectural term for the space around the Altar at the Liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building In Romanesque and Gothic Christian Abbey, Cathedral Basilica and church Architecture, the nave is the
Boxford House is a Grade II listed country house which is believed to date from 1825. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance It is constructed of ashlar stone in a Gothic revival style, with mullioned and transomed windows. Ashlar is dressed stone work of any type of stone Ashlar blocks are large rectangular blocks of Masonry sculpted to have square edges and even faces The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement which began A mullion is a structural element which divides adjacent Window units Listed buildings in Moore Cheshire -->In Architecture, a transom is the term given to a horizontal glazing bar which is framed across It has a slate roof and a parapet. Slate is a fine-grained foliated homogeneous, Metamorphic rock derived from an original Shale -type Sedimentary rock composed of Clay It is a private residence [2].
Boxford used to have a station on the Lambourn Valley Railway. Rolling stock Aelfred Chapman and Furneaux 0-6-0T built 1898 Eahlswith Chapman and Furneaux 0-6-0T built
History
A number of Bronze Age features have been recorded near Boxford and an urn of this period has been found [3]. The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for
A hearth and pottery fragments from the Iron Age, including a La Tène pot, have been found near the north end of Boxford Common [4]. This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. The La Tène culture was a European Iron Age culture named after the archaeological site Iron Age pottery fragments and a possible earthwork have also been found near Borough Hill [5].
Mud Hall Cottage on Wyfield Farm is the site of a large Roman building which was excavated about 1870 [6]. Roman pottery and coins have been found at Boxford Rectory [7]. The course of Ermin Street, a Roman road, runs through the south of the parish and a 130 metres (140 yd) section is visible from aerial photographs near William's Copse [8]. Ermin Street or Ermin Way (not to be confused with Ermine Street, which is further east is one of the great Roman roads of Britain The Roman Roads were essential for the growth of the Roman Empire, by enabling the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate news
Boxford was recorded in the Domesday Book as Bochesorne [9]. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey
References
- ^ National Monuments Record (St Andrews Church) .
- ^ Ford, David Nash. Boxford House. Royal Berkshire History.
- ^ National Monuments Record.
- ^ National Monuments Record (Monument No. 233551) .
- ^ National Monuments Record (Monument No. 233581) .
- ^ National Monuments Record (Monument No. 233554) .
- ^ National Monuments Record (Monument No. 233557) .
- ^ National Monuments Record (Monument No. 1307472) .
- ^ The Domesday Book Online: Berkshire A-C.
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