Chaddleworth is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. 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. 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
Geography
The village of Chaddleworth lies below the southern slopes of the Berkshire Downs, just east of the A338, which runs between Hungerford and Wantage to form the western parish boundary. The Berkshire Downs are a Downland area in England lie north of the River Kennet, south of the River Thames, east of Swindon and west For other uses see Hungerford (disambiguation Hungerford is a Market town and Civil parish in Berkshire, Wantage is a Town and Civil parish in the Vale of the White Horse, near the Thames Valley, in the English county of Oxfordshire The south-east corner of the village is called Nodmore and the hamlet of Southend sits only a mile to the north-east. In the north of the parish is Woolley and in the south is Poughley, both barely hamlets now. Woolley Down rises above the former. The parish mostly consists of farmland, with some scattered woodland such as Nine Acre Wood, Spray Wood, Down Copse, Rooksnest Copse and Bassdown Copse. Ecologically a woodland is an area covered in trees differentiated from a Forest. The West Berkshire Golf Course, on Buckham Hill, and the northern edge of RAF Welford are in Poughley. History The district of Newbury was formed on April 1, 1974, as a merger of the borough of Newbury Bradfield Rural District, Hungerford Rural RAF Welford is a UK Royal Air Force station which is presently utilized by the United States Air Force.
Character and amenities
Chaddleworth is a pretty village with a number of thatched cottages. It has a primary school, a pub and a population of about 500. The parish church sits in the western portion of the village adjoining the manor, Chaddleworth House. A parish church, in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a Parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches A second manor is centred on Woolley Park within its own deer park. Woolley is the site of a deserted medieval village. Deserted medieval village (DMV sites are former settlements which have been abandoned for one reason or another over the years usually leaving little but the remains of earthworks The house was the home of the Tipping family for many generations - including two High Sheriffs of Berkshire - and now of their descendents, the Wroughtons. Bartholomew Tipping may refer to a number of persons from the landed family resident at Woolley Park at Chaddleworth in the English county of Berkshire The current owner is the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, Mr. This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire. Philip Lavallin Wroughton. Sir Philip Lavallin Wroughton, KCVO (born 19 April 1933) was the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire from 1995 until 2008 Poughley has the remains of a medieval priory.
Local government
Chaddleworth is located in the West Berkshire district. History The district of Newbury was formed on April 1, 1974, as a merger of the borough of Newbury Bradfield Rural District, Hungerford Rural
Traditional legal practices
Chaddleworth historically adhered to an unusual legal practice. The rights to copyhold land inheritance from a husband were forfeited if his widow remarried. However, the steward of the manor was obliged to reinstate the rights if she rode into the manor court, backwards on a black ram, whilst at the same time reciting a particular set of bizarre lines ending in a request for their restoration. [1]
References
- ^ Berkshire History: Chaddleworth
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