| Woolhampton | |
  Woolhampton shown within Berkshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Parish | Woolhampton |
| 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 | Newbury |
| List of places: UK • England • Berkshire | |
Woolhampton is a village and civil parish 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 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. 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 The village is situated on the London to Bath (A4) road between the towns of Reading (8 miles) and Newbury (6 miles). Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between Newbury is a Civil parish and the principal Town in the west of the County of Berkshire in England. The village lies on the northern edge of the flat flood plain of the River Kennet, with the Berkshire Downs rising above the village to the north. ||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||}A floodplain, or flood plain, is flat or nearly flat land adjacent to a Stream or River that experiences occasional or periodic Kennet Fluss2 dbjpg|150px]] The upper reaches of the River Kennet near Avebury The 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 [1]
Besides the A4 road, both the Reading to Plymouth railway line and the Kennet and Avon Canal also pass through the village. The Reading-Plymouth line is the central part of the trunk Railway line between London Paddington and Penzance railway stations in the southern 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 On the railway, Woolhampton is served by Midgham station in the village. Midgham railway station is a railway station named after the village of Midgham in the county of Berkshire in England. The station was originally known as Woolhampton station but, according to local legend, was renamed Midgham station (after the village of Midgham, one mile west-northwest) in order to avoid possible confusion with the similarly named Wolverhampton station. [2]
The A4 road forms the main street of the village. An unclassified road runs to the south, towards the village of Brimpton. Brimpton is a small Village of 200 residents and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. This crosses the railway line by the station on a level crossing, followed shortly afterwards by a swing bridge across the river and canal (which share a common channel at this point). The term level crossing (also called a railroad crossing, road through railroad, railway crossing, train crossing or grade crossing 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 Woolhampton Lock lies just to the west. Woolhampton Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, in the village of Woolhampton in the English county of Berkshire. Two other unclassified roads leave the village to the north, climbing into the Berkshire Downs. [1]
Because of its location on the Bath road, Woolhampton was well known for its coaching inns. This article is about coaching inns in general for individual inns see Stagecoach Inn (Disambiguation In Europe, from approximately the mid 17th Two of these survive on the main road, The Falmouth Arms and The Angel. A third public house, The Rowbarge, is, as its name suggests, situated alongside the Kennet and Avon Canal next to the swing bridge. [3]
On the higher land some half mile to the north of the village is the adjacent settlement of Upper Woolhampton, which contains both Woolhampton (St Peters) church and the village school. Upper Woolhampton is a settlement in the English county of Berkshire. A further half mile to the north, but still within the civil parish, is the Benedictine Douai Abbey community, and its now-closed Douai School. Benedictine refers to the Spirituality and Consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in Douai Abbey is a Benedictine Abbey at Woolhampton, near Thatcham, in the English county of Berkshire, situated within the For the sixteenth-century seminary see English College Douai. Between Douai Abbey and the village is the historic Woolhampton House, which now houses Elstree School, a preparatory school that relocated to Woolhampton from the London suburb of Elstree during the second world war. Elstree School is a English preparatory school. As its name suggests the school was originally founded in the London suburb of Elstree in 1848 In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school (usually abbreviated to prep school London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Elstree is a Village in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire on the A5, north of London. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including [1][3][4]
The civil parish of Woolhampton includes the village of Woolhampton, the adjacent settlement of Upper Woolhampton, and the rural area to the north, east and south of the village. It has a parish council, and also lies in the West Berkshire local government district and the Newbury parliamentary constituency. 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 districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Newbury is a United Kingdom House of Commons constituency consisting of Newbury, Thatcham, Hungerford and a large [1][5]
The Woolhampton Reed Bed, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, lies alongside the River Kennet within the parish and to the south east of the village. Woolhampton Reed Bed is a 577 hectare (1425 acre Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Civil parish of Woolhampton in the English county A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a Conservation designation denoting a Protected area in the United Kingdom. The dense reed bed, with smaller areas of tall fen vegetation and carr woodland, is notable for its nesting passerine bird populations and for the diversity of insects it supports. Reed beds are a natural habitat found in Floodplains waterlogged depressions and estuaries. A fen is a type of Wetland fed by surface and/or groundwater Fens are characterized by their water chemistry which is neutral or Alkaline Fens are different A fen is a type of Wetland fed by surface and/or groundwater Fens are characterized by their water chemistry which is neutral or Alkaline Fens are different [6]
Gallery
 The swing bridge and Row Barge public house |
 Woolhampton Lock |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Ordnance Survey (2006). This is a list of Civil parishes in the Ceremonial county of Berkshire, England. OS Explorer Map 158 - Newbury & Hungerford. ISBN 0-319-46352-4.
- ^ Basingstoke's Railway History in Maps. Christopher J. Tolley (2001). Retrieved on 2007-09-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September
- ^ a b Berkshire History : Woolhampton. Nash Ford Publishing (2004). Retrieved on 2007-09-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September
- ^ Our History. Elstree School. Retrieved on 2007-09-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September
- ^ Woolhampton Parish Council’s Web Site. Retrieved on 2007-09-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September
- ^ Woolhampton Reed Bed. English Nature. Retrieved on 2006-09-22. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians
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