FACTOID #53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
Ashampstead is a small village in the rural area of the English county of Berkshire that lies between Reading, Newbury and Streatley. The village population is around 350, occupying some 150 dwellings.