Hunts Green, Berkshire

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Hunts Green
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Hunts Green
Location within Berkshire
OS grid reference SU432700
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NEWBURY
Postcode district RG14
Dialling code 01635
Police Thames Valley
Fire Royal Berkshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
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51°25′41″N1°22′40″W / 51.428186°N 1.377890°W / 51.428186; -1.377890 Coordinates: 51°25′41″N1°22′40″W / 51.428186°N 1.377890°W / 51.428186; -1.377890

Hunts Green is a hamlet in Berkshire, England, and part of the civil parish of Boxford.

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