Benham Hill | |
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Location within Berkshire | |
OS grid reference | SU493676 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Thatcham |
Postcode district | RG18 |
Dialling code | 01635 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Royal Berkshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Benham Hill is a hill and small settlement in the Shaw portion of the civil parish of Shaw-cum-Donnington in the English county of Berkshire, between Thatcham and Newbury. [1]
The settlement lies on the A4 road, and is previously the site of the Turnpike School, now West Berkshire Community Hospital.
Walbury Hill is a summit of the North Wessex Downs in Berkshire, England. With an elevation of 297 metres (974 ft), it is the highest natural point in South East England. On the hill's summit is the Iron Age hill fort of Walbury Camp, whilst the flanks of the hill lie within the Inkpen and Walbury Hills SSSI. The hill is one of three nationally important chalk wild grasslands in the North Wessex Downs, the others being in the Rushmore and Conholt Downs SSSI and the Hog's Hole SSSI. The summit of the hill is marked by a triangulation pillar, but lies on private land with no public access, although public access is available to the north of the summit via a byway.
World's End is a hamlet in Berkshire, England. It is in the district of West Berkshire, near the A34 north of Newbury. To the north is the village of Beedon ; to the south lie Downend and Chieveley. World's End is in the parish of Beedon.
Woolhampton is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England. The village straddles the Bath road between the towns of Reading, 8 mi (13 km) to the east, and Newbury, 6 mi (9.7 km) to the west.
Ashmore Green is a small hamlet in Berkshire, England. It is situated just to the west of the village of Cold Ash and to the north of Thatcham in the West Berkshire district.
Upper Lambourn is a small village in the county of Berkshire, England. The village is situated in the civil parish of Lambourn, and is 1.2 miles (2 km) to the north-west of the village of Lambourn, just off the Lambourn to Shrivenham road. The parish is within the district of West Berkshire, close to the point where the counties of Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire meet.
Marsh Benham is a village in the civil parish of Speen in the county of Berkshire, England. It is situated in the unitary authority of West Berkshire, just west of Newbury.
Pilot Hill is the highest summit in Hampshire, England, with a maximum elevation of 286 m (938 ft). It lies around 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south-east of Walbury Hill, the county top of Berkshire, which is 297 m (974 ft) high.
Gainfield is a small ribbon development in Buckland civil parish about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Faringdon in the Vale of the White Horse District of England. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. Buckland is on the B4508 road by the crossroads with the road between Buckland and Charney Bassett, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Stanford in the Vale. It is opposite a wood called Buckland Warren. There is a legend, linked with that of nearby Cherbury Camp, that tells of the land being given as a reward to a young shepherd boy who saved the inhabitants of the camp by his vigilance. Gainfield is a modern settlement, developed in the late 20th century on lands belonging to Gainfield Farm. Gainfield Farm appears to represent the meeting place of the hundred of Ganfield, one of the ancient hundreds of Berkshire, known to have been in the parish of Buckland.
Beedon Common is a hamlet and former common in the English county of Berkshire, within the civil parish of Beedon. The settlement lies close to the A34 road, and is located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Newbury.
Brightwalton Green is a hamlet in the civil parish of Brightwalton in the county of Berkshire, England. The settlement lies near to the A338 road, and is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Newbury.
Colthrop is a suburb of the town of Thatcham in the English county of Berkshire, England.
Crockham Heath is a hamlet in Berkshire, England. Crockham Heath is part of the civil parish of Enborne. The settlement lies near to the A34 road, and is located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Newbury where administration occurs.
Eling is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hampstead Norreys in the English county of Berkshire. The settlement lies next to the M4 motorway, and is located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north-east of Newbury. The Eling estate was owned by Gerald Palmer and is now administered by a charitable trust.
Enborne Row is a hamlet in Berkshire, England, located on the county's border with Hampshire. The hamlet is within the civil parish of Enborne. The settlement lies next to the A34 road, and is located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Newbury. The name Enborne comes from Old English and means duck stream.
Honey Bottom is a hamlet in the civil parish of Shaw-cum-Donnington in the English county of Berkshire.
Wash Water is a hamlet on the border of Berkshire, and Hampshire. It is divided between the civil parishes of Enborne, Newbury, Highclere and East Woodhay. The settlement lies adjacent to the A343 and A34 highways, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south-south-west of Newbury.
Inkpen and Walbury Hills is an 86.8-hectare (214-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Kintbury in Berkshire. The site is situated on the flanks of Walbury Hill, the highest point in Berkshire and South East England, and the adjacent Inkpen Hill. A Bronze Age cemetery of three bowl barrows on Inkpen Hill is designated a Scheduled Monument.
West Woodhay Down is a 1.5-hectare (3.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire and Hampshire. It is lowland Calcareous grassland with a northwest facing bank, and forms part of the northern slopes of Walbury Hill and Combe Hill. The site was formerly included as part of Inkpen and Walbury Hills SSSI.
Combe Hill is a summit in Berkshire, England, with a maximum elevation of 293 m (961 ft). It lies around 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south-east of Walbury Hill, the county top of Berkshire, which is 297 m (974 ft) high.The hill is about 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Newbury on the Hampshire/Berkshire border and is part of the north-facing scarp of the North Hampshire Downs, a chalk ridge within the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.