| Sulhamstead | |
  Sulhamstead shown within Berkshire |
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| Population | 1,248 (Parish, 2001) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Sulhamstead |
| Unitary authority | West Berkshire |
| Ceremonial county | Berkshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | READING |
| Postcode district | RG23 |
| Dialling code | 0118 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Wokingham |
| List of places: UK • England • Berkshire | |
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Location
It is located at grid reference SU632687, in the district of West Berkshire. 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 Prior to 1782, the area consisted of two ecclesiastical parishes, Sulhamstead Abbots and Sulhamstead Bannister, based on the ancient manors. A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches There are three centres of population in Sulhamstead. The greatest number of houses stand on Sulhamstead Hill which runs from the top of the hill by Ufton Church down to the water meadows by the Kennet and the Bath Road (A4). The other two centres are Sulhamstead Abbots and Sulhamstead Bannister with other residences scattered about the parish. Sulhamstead Abbots Church, to the south, is now the parish church. Sulhamstead Bannister consists of a number of detached regions, one near Grazeley. The core of its village was around the old demolished church, where the inventor Samuel Morland's father was once the vicar. Sir Samuel Morland 1st Baronet (1625 – 30 December 1695) or Moreland, was a notable English academic Diplomat, Spy
Currently, Sulhamstead is partly in the Newbury constituency for House of Commons general elections, however the Boundary Commission has recommended that it be moved completely into the Wokingham constituency to bring the size of the electorate of Newbury closer to the national average. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Newbury is a United Kingdom House of Commons constituency consisting of Newbury, Thatcham, Hungerford and a large The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election
When pronouncing or writing the name, there is no 'p' in the centre of the name. It is pronounced 'Sulham-stead'.
Buildings and structures
Sulhamstead House
Sulhamstead House, commonly known as the White House, was the manor house of Sulhamstead Abbots. It was built by Daniel May, son of the Basingstoke brewer, Charles May, in 1744. Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, England It lies across a Valley at the source of the River Loddon. Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a His sister's descendants, the Thoyts family, resided there for many years. The house was largely rebuilt in 1800 for William Thoyts, the High Sheriff of Berkshire. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. William Thoyts (1767-1817 was High Sheriff of Berkshire. William was born in 1767 the son of John Thoyts of Sulhamstead House in Berkshire and his The High Sheriff of Berkshire, in common with other counties was originally the King's representative on taxation upholding the law in Saxon times It was the childhood home of his great granddaughter, the famous Berkshire historian and palaeography expert, Emma Elizabeth Thoyts (1860-1949). See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it Palaeography, palæography ( British) or paleography ( American) (from the Greek grc παλαιός palaiós, Emma Elizabeth Thoyts (also known as Mrs John Hauntenville Cope) (1860-1949 was an English palaeographer, Historian and genealogist Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1] In 1949, the house became the headquarters of the Berkshire Constabulary. Headquarters (HQ denotes the location where most if not all of the important functions of an organization are concentrated Since the merger of the local county forces to form the Thames Valley Police, it has functioned as that force's training centre and houses the Thames Valley Police Museum. 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 Thames Valley Police Museum is located within Sulhamstead House known locally as the 'White House' at Sulhamstead in the English county of Berkshire It is a Grade II listed building. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance [2]
Other buildings
The church of St Mary (formerly St Bartholomew) dates from the 13th century and is Grade I listed. [3]
Sulhamstead is the location of Folly Farm, a 17th century farm house transformed, in 1906, by Edwin Lutyens into a fine country house for H H Cochrane. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar Farmhouse is a general term for the main house of a Farm. It is a type of Building or House which serves a Residential purpose in a Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, OM, KCIE, PRA, FRIBA, LLD ( 29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944 The English country house is generally accepted as a large House or Mansion, once in the ownership of an individual who also usually owned another Great It was extended, again by Lutyens, for Zachery Merton, six years later. The whole building is considered the high point of his architectural career. Lutyens also collaborated with Gertrude Jekyll in one of their most complex garden designs, said to be the finest example for that period of an English country garden. Gertrude Jekyll ( November 29, 1843 – December 8, 1932) (surname pronounced /ˈdʒiˌkəl/) was an influential British garden
The village hall for Sulhamstead and Ufton is situated halfway down Sulhamstead Hill. It was built in 1927 and has been recently refurbished.
Close to the village is Tyle Mill and Tyle Mill Lock on the Kennet & Avon Canal, where there is a wharf, lock and swing bridge. Tyle Mill Lock ( is a lock situated near the village of Sulhamstead on the Kennet and Avon Canal, England. 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 A wharf is a landing place or Pier where ships may tie up and load or unload A lock is a device for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal Waterways. A swing bridge is a Movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring at or near to its center about which the turning The world-renowned singer and musician Kate Bush resides close to the mill. Kate Bush (born Catherine Bush on 30 July 1958 is an English singer songwriter musician and Record producer.
References
- ^ Ford, David Nash. Sulhamstead House. May Family History. Retrieved on 2006-09-16. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers
- ^ Thames Valley Police Training College (Sulhamstead House). Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-09-16. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers
- ^ Church Of St. Mary. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-09-16. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers
See also
Swing bridge gallery
 Sulhamstead Tyle Mill swing bridge road traffic |
 Sulhamstead Tyle Mill swing bridge opening |
 Sulhamstead Tyle Mill swing bridge canal traffic |
External links
- Royal Berkshire History: Sulhamstead
- May Family History: Sulhamstead House
- Thames Valley Police: Sulhamstead House
- Royal Berkshire History: Folly Farm
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