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Newbury is a market town in West Berkshire, England, in the valley of the River Kennet. It is 26 miles (42 km) south of Oxford , 25 miles (40 km) north of Winchester , 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Swindon and 20 miles (32 km) west of Reading .
The district of Newbury was formed on 1 April 1974, as a merger of the borough of Newbury, Bradfield Rural District, Hungerford Rural District and Newbury Rural District, along with part of Wantage Rural District. Until 1 April 1998, Newbury District Council and Berkshire County council were responsible for the region at local government level ...
Kintbury is a village and civil parish in the West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England, between the towns of Newbury and Hungerford.The village has a convenient railway to Paddington and Reading, proximity to other transport and local cultural destinations, including Roman and Norman sites, and forms part of a very large Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the North Wessex Downs which ...
Berkshire hosts more Group 1 flat horse races than any other county. Ascot Racecourse is used for thoroughbred horse racing. It is one of the leading racecourses in the United Kingdom, hosting 13 of the UK's 35 annual Group 1 races.
Thatcham is a market town and civil parish in West Berkshire, England.It is situated in the valley of the River Kennet 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Newbury, 14 miles (23 km) west of Reading and 54 miles (87 km) west of London.
John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–1872) described Brimpton as "a parish in Newbury district, Berks; on the rivers Emborne and Kennet". Wilson noted that the area of the village measured 1,692 acres (685 ha) and had property to the value of £3,720 (equivalent to £449,593 in 2023).
Stanmore is a hamlet in Berkshire, England. In the 2011 Census it was included in the civil parish of Beedon. It is situated west of the A34, 7 miles north of Newbury, Berkshire. The other nearby town is Abingdon and nearby villages are Beedon, East Ilsley, and Peasemore
St Joseph's Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Newbury, Berkshire, England, part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth. It is noted for its historic parish church, built from 1926 to 1928 in the Italianate style. It is located on the corner of London Road and Western Avenue north of the town centre.