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Tadley is a small town and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. In 2001, its population was 11,651. During the 1950s and 1960s the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, (AWRE) became the area's largest employer, and a large number of houses were built in Tadley during this period to accommodate AWRE workers. Although the name Aldermaston has become synonymous with AWRE/AWE, the establishment is in fact much closer to Tadley than the village of Aldermaston. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...
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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 British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001...
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AWE plc logo The Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston (formerly the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston) is situated in the UK, just 7 miles north of Basingstoke and approximately 14 miles south-west of Reading, Berkshire, near a village called Aldermaston, bordering with Tadley. ...
View of Aldermaston village circa 1959 Aldermaston is a village in the English county of Berkshire, two miles north of Tadley. ...
History
The origin of the name is uncertain, in old maps and books Tadley can be found spelled as Taddanleage, Tederlei, Titherley, Tudurley, Tadel and Taddeley. As with many other rural British communities, it is assumed that the village began as a clearing in the dense forest which at one time covered the greater part of England. In Old English, Tadde means 'Toad' or 'Frog' and ley being 'a clearing in the woods', so it possibly means a clearing in the woods with frogs. Most sources, however, say that the name means "woodland clearing belonging to Tada's people". Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ...
In 909, Edward the Elder granted the 'Manor of Overton' to Frithstan, Bishop of Winchester. In the confirmation of this a wood at Tadley is mentioned. The village is mentioned frequently in documents relating to the grant. There was an independent estate in the parish called the 'Manor of Tadley' but later was known as the 'Manor of Withford or Wyford'. In 1166 this property was held by William Hotot. He was succeeded by his son, Robert Hotot in 1205. The first reference to a church at Tadley is in 1286 when Andrew Hotot is recorded as owning the Manor and Church. It could be assumed that a settlement and therefore a church existed at an earlier date in view of the documented references to owners of land at Tadley from 909. Edward the Elder or Eadweard I (c. ...
 St. Peter's church, near to the site of the original village Although the exact location is unknown, it is believed that originally Tadley was a rural agricultural village located near where the 13th century St. Peter's church still stands. This village flourished until the 17th century. At that time, 12 cottages were pulled down by Henry Ludlow and the villagers scattered. They resettled on the fringe of Pamber Forest and woodland crafts became the main employment. By the 18th century, the center of the village had moved a couple of miles to the northeast, St Peter's had become isolated from its congregation and in 1888 a new church, St. Saviour's, was built by The Green. Burrell's Farm, a cottage on Main Road, is reputed to have been built in the 1400s and is thought to be the oldest building in Tadley. A congregational chapel was founded in Tadley in 1662; this may be identified with a chapel which was converted into the first village school in 1820. By the beginning of the 20th century, there were many gypsies or Didikai in Tadley — Romanies who had given up their travelling life to marry into non-gypsy families and become property owners. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x1024, 690 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Tadley ...
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The Roma people (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom), often referred to as Gypsies, are a heterogeneous ethnic group who live primarily in Southern and Eastern Europe, Western Asia, Latin America, southern states of North America and the Middle East. ...
Until the 1950s, the parish was still heathland and common land covered in gorse and blackberries, with a few scattered settlements. Bricks used to be made at Tadley Common and the manufacture of besom brooms — the type of broom that witches are traditionally said to carry — was, and still is, another local industry. Tadley considers itself the home of besom broom making; the brooms that are used on the Queen's premises are manufactured in Tadley. Relics of these industries can be seen in the names of houses in the village such as Kiln House and Broom Cottage. A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ...
Heaths are anthropogenic habitats found primarily in northern and western Europe, where they have been created by thousands of years of human clearance of natural forest vegetation by grazing and burning on mainly infertile acidic soils. ...
Common land, or just common, is frequently used to describe a parcel of land, usually near the centre of towns and villages, which is thought to be owned in common by all the members of the community. ...
Species Ulex argenteus Ulex boivinii Ulex borgiae Ulex cantabricus Ulex densus Ulex europaeus - Common Gorse Ulex gallii - Western Gorse Ulex genistoides Ulex micranthus Ulex minor - Dwarf Gorse Ulex parviflorus Ref: ILDIS Version 6. ...
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A weathered brick wall. ...
Besom brooms are the broom traditionally associated with witches and are traditionally made of twigs tied to a larger pole. ...
A broom is a cleaning tool consisting of stiff fibres attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylindrical handle, the broomstick. ...
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With the advent of World War II an airfield, RAF Aldermaston, was built on the grounds of Aldermaston Court which was located on the northern edge of the village. Numerous barracks, administration buildings and maintenance facilities were located throughout Tadley. Local streets such as Hangar Lane bear witness to its former usage. Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II...
RAF Aldermaston was an airfield in Berkshire during the Second World War. ...
Aldermaston Court is in Aldermaston, Berkshire. ...
In recent years Tadley has become a township, with residential estates covering the former heathlands. Development has occurred on either side of the Hampshire/Berkshire border following the growth of the Atomic Weapons Establishment on the old Aldermaston airfield in the 1950s and the designation of Basingstoke as a London overspill town in the 1970s. Location within the British Isles View from Basingstoke railway station forecourt; the chrome yellow buildings stand on the site of older office buildings that have been demolished to build apartments. ...
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Since the opening of AWE in 1957 many anti-nuclear demonstrations have taken place around the base. Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament logo In British politics, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has been at the forefront of the peace movement in the United Kingdom and claims to be Europes largest single-issue peace campaign. ...
A local legend dating from the late 19th century claims that there were treacle mines located in the village, and until well into the 20th century the locals were referred to as "Tadley Treacle Miners". This is perhaps a reference to the heavy clay soil in the area. Tadley holds an annual "Treacle Fair" in honour of this legend. Treacle mining is the (fictitious) mining of treacle (molasses) in a raw form similar to coal. ...
Location Tadley lies next to the northern border of Hampshire, where it meets Berkshire. At one time, part of Tadley lay in Berkshire; the boundary has since been moved so that the entire town is now in Hampshire. Hampshire (abbr. ...
Berkshire (IPA: or ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the South East England region. ...
It is six miles north of Basingstoke, ten miles south west of the large town of Reading and ten miles south east of Newbury. Location within the British Isles View from Basingstoke railway station forecourt; the chrome yellow buildings stand on the site of older office buildings that have been demolished to build apartments. ...
Reading is a town and a unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) in the English county of Berkshire. ...
Newbury is the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in the United Kingdom. ...
Position: Grid reference SU598620 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: Basingstoke, Newbury, Reading Location within the British Isles View from Basingstoke railway station forecourt; the chrome yellow buildings stand on the site of older office buildings that have been demolished to build apartments. ...
Newbury is the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in the United Kingdom. ...
Reading is a town and a unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) in the English county of Berkshire. ...
Nearby villages: Aldermaston, Baughurst, Heath End, Bramley, Mortimer, Silchester View of Aldermaston village circa 1959 Aldermaston is a village in the English county of Berkshire, two miles north of Tadley. ...
Map sources for Baughurst at grid reference SU582600 Baughurst is a parish in Hampshire, United Kingdom located just west of the town of Tadley, and 6 miles north of Basingstoke. ...
Bramley is a is a village and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. ...
Mortimer is a popular British name, used both as a surname and a given name. ...
Silchester is a village and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. ...
Nearby places of interest: Silchester Roman Town Categories: Archaeology stubs | Archaeological sites in Britain | Berkshire | Hampshire | Roman sites in England ...
Local government Tadley is a civil parish with an elected town council. Tadley falls within the area of Basingstoke and Deane District Council and of Hampshire County Council and all three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government. Basingstoke and Deane is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. ...
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Education
 Burnham Copse Infant School There are several schools in the area that are listed as part of a list of schools in Hampshire. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x1024, 685 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Tadley ...
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This list is part of a comprehensive list of schools in the the county of Hampshire in the UK. Hampshire County Council (HCC) organises the Local Education Authority (LEA) schools into nine administrative areas. ...
See also This is a list of settlements and places of interest in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. ...
This is a list of civil parishes in England, the smallest level of local government, split by county. ...
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