Church of St. Michael and The Green, Aldbourne

Aldbourne is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire in the United Kingdom. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 156 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Aldbourne Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 156 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Aldbourne Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ...

People from Aldbourne are nicknamed "dabchicks" after the little grebe. Initially it is believed this was intended as an insult begun by the resients of nearby Ramsbury but has been adapted to a badge of pride. Binomial name Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) The Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis , or Dabchick is, at 23-29 cm in length, the smallest European member of the grebe family of water birds. ... Binomial name Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) The Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis , or Dabchick is, at 23-29 cm in length, the smallest European member of the grebe family of water birds. ... Ramsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. ...

Local government

Aldbourne is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It falls within the areas of Kennet ya District Council and Wiltshire County Council. All three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government. In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... A parish council is a council of members of a particular parish or religious community who have a responsibility to administrate the affairs of that community. ... Kennet is a local government district in Wiltshire, England. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Local governments are administrative offices of an area smaller than a state. ...

Community

The village has its own website at [1] and is, perhaps, most famous for its brass band [2].

Location

Aldbourne is located in a valley in the south slope of the Lambourn Downs, a part of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. From here an unnamed winterbourne flows to join the River Kennet 4 miles south near the village of Ramsbury. Fljótsdalur in East-Iceland A valley is a landform, which can range from a few square miles (square kilometers) to hundreds or even thousands of square miles (square kilometers) in area. ... The North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is located in the English counties of Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. ... The North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is located in the English counties of Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. ... A winterbourne is a stream or river that is dry through the summer months. ... The Kennet is a river in the south east of England, and a tributary of the River Thames. ... Ramsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. ...

Position: Grid reference SU265756 The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...

Nearby towns and cities: Hungerford, Marlborough, Newbury, Swindon Hungerford is a market town by the River Kennet in the English county of Berkshire. ... Marlborough is a market town in the English county of Wiltshire on the Old Bath Road, the old main road from London to Bath. ... Newbury is the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in the United Kingdom. ... Swindon is a large town in the South West of England, near the M4 motorway. ...

Nearby villages: Baydon, Ramsbury, Lambourn, Ogbourne St. George, Ogbourne St. Andrew, Mildenhall Baydon is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. ... Ramsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. ... Lambourn is a village in the English county of Berkshire. ... This article is about the village of Mildenhall, Suffolk. ...

Trivia

In 1971, Aldbourne was used to represent the fictional town of Devil's End in the Doctor Who serial "The Dæmons". The final episode ended with the parish church blowing up. For some years afterwards, visitors were perplexed to see it still standing. Aldbourne was also the place where Easy Company of the US 101st Airborne Division was based pre D-Day. Easy Company was much famed in the BBC TV series Band of Brothers. Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC about a mysterious time-travelling adventurer known only as The Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, fighting evil. ... Serial is a term, originating in literature, for a format by which a story is told in contiguous installments in sequential issues of a single periodical publication. ... The Dæmons is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in five weekly parts from May 22 to June 19, 1971. ... Easy Company is a famous company in the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division that served in World War II on the frontlines in the European Theater. ... The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) —nicknamed the Screaming Eagles— is an air assault division of the United States Army mainly trained for air assault operations. ... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... Band of Brothers is an acclaimed ten-part television miniseries about World War II, co-produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. ...

See also

• List of places in Wiltshire
• List of civil parishes in England

This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England. ... This is a list of civil parishes in England, the smallest level of local government, split by county. ...

Sources

• Aldbourne Community Website
• Wiltshire County Council Website page on Aldbourne, retrieved 15:30 Oct 5, 2004 (UTC)
• Kennet District Council Website page on Aldbourne parish, retrieved 01:00 Oct 6, 2004 (UTC)
• Office for National Statistics Census Data on Aldbourne, retrieved 01:20 Oct 6, 2004 (UTC)