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Thatcham
Thatcham is a market town and civil parish in West Berkshire, England. It is situated in the valley of the River Kennet east of Newbury, Berkshire, Newbury, west of Reading, Berkshire, Reading and west of London. The town has a long history dating back to prehistoric times, a claimant to the title of oldest continuously inhabited place in Great Britain. As of 2021, it had a population of 25,464, though it is part of a built-up area comprising itself and neighbouring Newbury of over 70,000 residents. It is on the route of the A4 road (England), A4 Bath Road, the historic main road between London and Bristol. Geography Thatcham straddles the River Kennet, the Kennet and Avon Canal and the A4 road (Great Britain), A4. The parish currently covers the town of Thatcham, with its suburbs of Henwick, Dunston Park and Colthrop, and the village of Crookham, Berkshire, Crookham including Greenham and Crookham Commons, Crookham Common and the eastern ranges of the old RAF Greenham Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newbury (UK Parliament Constituency)
Newbury is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, located in the English county of Berkshire. It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and has been in continual existence since then. It has been represented by Lee Dillon of the Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024. Constituency profile The constituency consists of most of West Berkshire and includes Newbury, Berkshire, Newbury, Thatcham and Hungerford. To the east, the rest of West Berkshire is incorporated into the Wokingham (UK Parliament constituency), Wokingham and Reading West (UK Parliament constituency), Reading West constituencies. Since its creation it has been a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative or Liberal Party (UK), Liberal/Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat seat, sometimes seemingly marginal seat, marginal and sometimes seen as a safe seat, with a tendency towards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thatcham Reed Beds
Thatcham Reed Beds is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Newbury in Berkshire. It is part of the Kennet & Lambourn Floodplain Special Area of Conservation and an area of is a Local Nature Reserve. An area of is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Thatcham Reed Beds is important nationally for its extensive reed bed, species-rich alder woodland and fen habitats. The latter supports Desmoulin's whorl snail (''Vertigo moulinsiana''), which is of national and European importance. A large assemblage of breeding birds including nationally rare species such as Cetti's warbler (''Cettia cetti'') is also associated with the reedbed, fen and open water habitats found at Thatcham Reed Beds. Thatcham's network of gravel pits, reedbed, woodland, hedges, and grassland is rich in wildlife and has been made into The Nature Discovery Centre by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds The Royal Society for the Protection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crookham, Berkshire
Crookham is a dispersed hamlet in the English county of Berkshire, and part of the civil parish of Thatcham. Geography The settlement lies near the A339 and A4 roads, and is located approximately south-east of Thatcham (where, according to the grid reference, the majority of the 2011 census population was included). Crookham - like the adjoining Crookham Common - is situated at the end of the former runway of RAF Greenham Common. History Immediately before 1066, Crookham was owned by Alwi Ceuresbert, a King's thane. Crookham appears in the Domesday Book under Thatcham Hundred. It was later, about 1125, granted to Reading Abbey. There was only one manor and this was sublet to various families, some of whom hosted Royal visits, including that of Henry III who visited the hamlet in 1229, most probably to engage in hunting in the rural areas. By 1299, Crookham Manor House had a chapel attached to it. On 29 and 30 August 1320, Edward II stayed there. In 1445 the sub-manor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
