| Hampstead Norreys | |
|---|---|
| OS Grid Reference: | SU528763 |
| Lat/Lon: | |
| Population: | 395 (2001 Census) |
| Formal status: | Village |
| Administration | |
| District: | West Berkshire |
| Region: | South East England |
| Nation: | England |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial County: | Berkshire |
| Historic County: | Berkshire |
| Post Office and Telephone | |
| Post town: | NEWBURY |
| Postcode: | RG18 |
| Dialling Code: | 01635 |
Hampstead Norreys (alternatively spelt Hampstead Norris) is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Districts are a type of Administrative division, in some countries managed by a 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 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. "Home nation" (common noun redirects here home nation is also used to refer to the host country of Multi-sport events (eg 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 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 historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United 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. 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 at grid reference SU528763 on the River Pang, north of Newbury. 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 River Pang is a small Chalk stream river in the west of the English county of Berkshire, and a Tributary of the River Thames. Newbury is a Civil parish and the principal Town in the west of the County of Berkshire in England. As well as Hampstead Norreys itself, the parish includes the hamlets of Bothampstead, Eling and Wyld Court. The last named is home to The Living Rainforest, an indoor glass house tropical rainforest with plants, animals and butterflies. Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF also known as tropical moist forests, are a Tropical and Subtropical Forest It is an ecological centre, an educational centre and a visitor attraction. Hampstead Norreys was awarded Berkshire's best kept village in 1979. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
Hampstead Norreys has a large recreational field [Dean Meadow] that is used for fetes, parties and mainly the village football and cricket teams. Along with these the School uses the field for activities.
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Historic buildings
The Village was recorded in the Domesday Book as Hanstede. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey [1]
The village is noted for its Norman parish church and the remains of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle in the nearby woods. For other buildings in Normandy see Architecture of Normandy. Position in the Church of England In England, there are parish churches for both the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. nA motte-and-bailey is a form of Castle. Many were built in Britain, Ireland and France in the 11th and 12th centuries favored as a relatively A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages.
The village was also close to the wartime airfield of RAF Hampstead Norris, an RAF Bomber Command Operational Training Unit (OTU) station. An aerodrome is an area on land or water (including any buildings installations and equipment used for the arrival and departure of aircraft Bomber Command is an organizational Military unit generally subordinate to the Air force of a Country. The airfield was host to a small number of squadrons of Wellington bombers. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The site was bombed on September 16, 1940 by the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. The Battle of Britain (German ''Luftschlacht um England'' is the name given to the sustained strategic effort by the German Luftwaffe during the summer and In 1945, the station was used by squadrons of Mosquito fighter bombers and became an ammunition storage depot as part of the Central Ammunition Depot at Bramley near Basingstoke after its closure in 1946. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Little of the wartime station now remains. There are four remaining pillboxes around where the airfield was and a few air raid shelters in the woods. Part of the bomb storage site remains also. The site still maintains a modern link with aviation with a farm strip used by a Tiger Moth biplane. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A light beacon is also situated on the edge of an old airfield peri track as the site is under the flightpath of aircraft flying to and from Heathrow airport. An important VOR beacon is also located here. This article is about the radio navigation aid see VOR for other uses It is now known as Haw Farm, part of the Yattendon Estate. Yattendon Investment Trust plc is a private British company owned by the Iliffe family.
Education
Hampstead Norreys has a small rural primary school which has served the community for over 150 years.
Sport and leisure
The 'Dean Field' is the local park in Hampstead Norreys. It contains a football and cricket pitch and a children's play area. On the north side of the field is Hampstead Norreys Village Hall. It is considerably larger than the village halls in surrounding villages. On the south side is Eling estate, a large wooded area (consisting of Park Wood, Westbrook Copse, Down Wood and Elingpark Copse) backed by a path which is what remains of the old Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway running between Hermitage and Compton, the two nearest villages. The Didcot Newbury and Southampton Railway (DN&SR was a cross-country Railway running north-south between Didcot, Newbury and Southampton although Hermitage is a Village and Civil parish, near to Newbury, in the English county of Berkshire. Local government Compton is a civil parish with an elected parish council
References
- ^ The Domesday Book Online: Berkshire D-M. Retrieved on 2008-01-21. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade.
External links
- Hampstead Norreys - information from the Parish Council
- Hampstead Norreys Primary School
- A Church Near you: St Mary the Virgin, Hampstead Norreys
- The Living Rainforest at Wyld Court (previously Wyld Court Orchids then Wyld Court Rainforest)
- The White Hart - village pub
- The graves at St Mary's Church, from UKGraves.info
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