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  Pangbourne shown within Berkshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Parish | Pangbourne |
| Unitary authority | West Berkshire |
| Ceremonial county | Berkshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Reading West |
| List of places: UK • England • Berkshire | |
Pangbourne is a large village and civil parish on the River Thames in the English county of Berkshire. 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 A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. 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 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 Reading West is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. 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. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. 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 Pangbourne is the home of the public school, Pangbourne College. An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying upon private sources for all of its funding predominantly in the form of school fees Pangbourne College is a Coeducational public school located in the Civil parish of Pangbourne, just south-west of the Village, at
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Location
Pangbourne is located some 5 miles (8. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 0 km) from Reading and 20 miles (32 km) from Oxford on the River Thames and is directly across the river from the smaller Oxfordshire village of Whitchurch-on-Thames. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the Whitchurch-on-Thames is a Village and Civil parish on the River Thames in the English county of Oxfordshire. The two villages of Pangbourne and Whitchurch are often considered as a single settlement, and are connected by both Whitchurch Bridge and by the weir of Whitchurch Lock. Whitchurch Bridge is a toll road bridge over the River Thames in England. Whitchurch Lock is a lock and Weir situated on the River Thames in England. [1]
Pangbourne railway station, on the Reading to Oxford railway line, serves both villages. Pangbourne railway station is a railway station serving the small town of Pangbourne in the county of Berkshire, and across the River Thames the village The River Pang also flows through the centre of Pangbourne village before joining the River Thames between the lock and bridge. 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. [1]
Government
Pangbourne is a civil parish with an elected parish council. The parish covers the immediate area around the village, together with a rural area to the south-west. This rural area contains no other significant settlements, but is the location of Pangbourne College. [2]
The parish shares boundaries with the Berkshire parishes of Purley-on-Thames, Tidmarsh with Sulham, Theale, Englefield, Bradfield and Basildon. Purley-on-Thames, (referred to as Purley) is a Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, England. Tidmarsh with Sulham is a Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Theale is a large Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Englefield is a Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, England, mostly within the bounds of the private walled estate of Englefield House Bradfield is a small Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, England. Basildon is a Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Along the River Thames to the north, there is also a boundary with the Oxfordshire parish of Whitchurch-on-Thames. Whitchurch-on-Thames is a Village and Civil parish on the River Thames in the English county of Oxfordshire. [2]
The parish falls within the area of the unitary authority of West Berkshire. 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 Both the parish council and the unitary authority are responsible for different aspects of local government. Pangbourne forms part of the Reading West parliamentary constituency. Reading West is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The parish is twinned with Houdan in France. Houdan is a French commune with a population of about 3000 Geography Houdan is 63km west of Paris in the Yvelines This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
History
Pangbourne's name is recorded from 844 as Anglo-Saxon Pegingaburnan (dative case), which means "the stream of the people of [a man called] Pǣga". Events By Place Europe Rhodri ''Mawr'' ('the Great' becomes king of Gwynedd. This name was shortened to make the name of the River Pang. 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.
In Norman times, the manor was given to Reading Abbey and the manor house - known as Bere Court - became the Abbot's Summer residence. The Anglo-Normans were mainly the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the conquest by William of Normandy in 1066, although This article is about the medieval system "Manors" redirects here Reading Abbey is a large ruined Abbey in the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. A manor house or fortified manor-house is a Country house, which has historically formed the administrative centre of a manor (see Manorialism The word abbot, meaning Father, is a title given to the head of a Monastery in various traditions including Christianity. The last abbot, Hugh Cook Faringdon, was arrested there in 1539 and subsequently executed in Reading. Hugh Cook Faringdon (unknown to 15 November 1539) also known as Hugh Faringdon or Hugh Cook of Faringdon where he was Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between The manor was later purchased by Sir John Davis, the Elizabethan mathematician and the Earl of Essex' fellow-conspirator. Romance and reality The Victorian era and the early twentieth century idealised the Elizabethan era A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of Mathematics. Robert Devereux 2nd Earl of Essex ( 10 November 1566 &ndash 25 February 1601) a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England His monument is in the parish church which, unusually, is dedicated to Saint James the Less. A church monument is an architectural or sculptural Memorial to a dead person or persons located within a Christian church Position in the Church of England In England, there are parish churches for both the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. James son of Alphaeus was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus of Nazareth. Other monuments and hatchments there are mostly to the Breedon family, the first of whom bought the manor in 1671. A hatchment is a funeral escutcheon or armorial shield enclosed in a black Lozenge -shaped frame which used to be suspended against the wall of a deceased person's He was High Sheriff of Berkshire and brother of the Governor of Arcadia and Nova Scotia, whose son later succeeded him. The High Sheriff of Berkshire, in common with other counties was originally the King's representative on taxation upholding the law in Saxon times This is a list of Viceroys representing the British Crown, both Governors of the British colony and later Lieutenants-Governor of the Canadian The family produced a number of sheriffs and MPs for Berkshire, as well as doctors and rectors of the parish.
Kenneth Grahame, author of The Wind in the Willows, retired to Church Cottage in Pangbourne. Kenneth Grahame ( March 8, 1859 – July 6, 1932) was a British Writer, most famous for The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows is a classic of Children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. He died there in 1932. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. E. H. Shepherd's famous illustrations of his book are said to have been inspired by the Thameside landscape there. Ernest Howard Shepard ( December 10, 1879 – March 24, 1976) was an English Artist and book Illustrator.
References to Pangbourne in popular culture
- In the 1955 Ealing comedy The Ladykillers, the gang's unwitting landlady, Mrs Wilberforce (played by Katie Johnson), mentions that she grew up in Pangbourne. For the film see Ealing Comedy (film. For the film comedies see Ealing Comedies. This article is about the 1955 film For the remake see The Ladykillers (2004 film. Katie Johnson ( 18 November 1878 in Clayton, England - 4 May 1957, Elham, Kent) born Bessie
References
- ^ a b Ordnance Survey (2006). OS Explorer Map 159 - Reading. ISBN 0-319-23730-3.
- ^ a b Election Maps. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved on 2008-02-27. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation
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