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Brimpton is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the smallest unit of local government. ... For other places named Berkshire, see: Berkshire (disambiguation) Berkshire (IPA: or  ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in the south of England, to the west of London and also bordering on Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Surrey, Wiltshire and Hampshire. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity...


It is located in the West Berkshire district, east of Newbury and to the south of the A4 road. Other villages nearby include Aldermaston and Woolhampton. West Berkshire is an local government district in Berkshire, South East England, governed by a unitary authority (West Bershire Council). ... Newbury is the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in the United Kingdom. ... The A4 at Hotwells in Bristol The A4 crosses Picadilly Circus in central London The A4 is a major road in England, also known as the Great West Road. ... View of Aldermaston village circa 1959 Aldermaston is a village in the English county of Berkshire, two miles north of Tadley. ... Woolhampton is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England It is situated between Reading and Newbury in the West Berkshire district and the Newbury parliamentary constituency. ...



Settlements in West Berkshire
Towns: Hungerford | Newbury | Thatcham
Civil parishes: Aldermaston | Aldworth | Ashampstead | Basildon | Beech Hill | Beedon | Beenham | Boxford | Bradfield | Brightwalton | Brimpton | Bucklebury | Burghfield | Catmore | Chaddleworth | Chieveley | Cold Ash | Combe | Compton | East Garston | East Ilsley | Enborne | Englefield | Farnborough | Fawley | Frilsham | Great Shefford | Greenham | Hampstead Norreys | Hamstead Marshall | Hermitage | Inkpen | Kintbury | Lambourn | Leckhampstead | Midgham | Padworth | Pangbourne | Peasemore | Purley-On-Thames | Speen | Stanford Dingley | Stratfield Mortimer | Streatley | Sulhamstead | Theale | Tidmarsh | Tilehurst | Ufton Nervet | Wasing | Welford | West Woodhay | West Ilsley | Winterbourne | Woolhampton | Yattendon
Other villages: | Aldermaston Wharf | Ashmore Green | Bagnor | Burnt Hill | Calcot | Donnington | Halfway | Hell Corner | Marsh Benham | Shaw | South Fawley | Stockcross | Upper Basildon | Upper Lambourn | Wash Common | Weston | World's End

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Berkshire History: Brimpton (563 words)
Ecclesiastically, Brimpton originally came under the jurisdiction of the minster church at Thatcham, but by the time of the Domesday Survey (1086), there were two manors in the parish, both with their own church.
Shalford's was at Brimpton Manor Farm and is now represented by the 14th century chapel of St. Leonard there (which had become a barn by 1614!).
In the early 19th century, Brimpton Common became famous as the scene of a pitched battle during the 'Swing Riots' of 1830.
Hampshire County Council (734 words)
Scheme 1.1 Introduction Brimpton Road is a link road between the B3051 and the village of Baughurst.
Brimpton Road In conjunction with the proposed works along Stokes Lane it has been identified that additional measures are required to aid pedestrian movement to the nearest bus stops.
These are located on Brimpton Road in grass verges north of the Brimpton Road/Stokes Lane junction; at present pedestrians are forced to walk along the road and stand in the verge in order to wait for a bus.
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