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Wasing
Village and civil parish
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Wasing
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Civil parish
  • Wasing
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Postcode district RG7
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51°22′N1°10′W / 51.367°N 1.167°W / 51.367; -1.167

Wasing is an agricultural and woodland village, country estate and civil parish in West Berkshire, England owned almost wholly by the descendants of the Mount family. In local administration, its few inhabitants convene their own civil parish, but share many facilities with Brimpton which was in its civil parish at the time of the 2011 Census.

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Geography

Wasing, cattle in the park, summer 2013, looking approximately along the line of the Roman road from Speen to Silchester. Wasing, Hampshire, UK. Cattle in the park, summer 2013.jpg
Wasing, cattle in the park, summer 2013, looking approximately along the line of the Roman road from Speen to Silchester.

Wasing has fields on the Berkshire-Hampshire border and is approximately 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-east of Newbury. Its nearest village with general amenities is Aldermaston and its nearest town is Tadley. Its western boundary is the River Enborne, which flows through the range of downs which start in the south of the parish, rising to the highest point in the south-east, Walbury Hill 5 miles (8.0 km) west. Wasing Wood Ponds is a site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). [1]

History

The manor of Wasing was owned by the College of the Valley Scholars in Salisbury when it was dissolved in 1542. The manor was soon sold by the Crown to Sir Humphrey Forster, a king's servant. [2]

Wasing Place

Wasing Place, Wasing Park, and the Wasing Estate, including woodland, are largely owned and managed by Joshua Dugdale, who inherited them from his mother, Lady Cecilia Dugdale. [3] Its estate is centred on a manor house which was purchased in 1759 by the London nautical publisher, John Mount. He built Wasing Place, completed in 1770, which became the home of his descendants, including MPs, William Mount, William George Mount and Sir William Mount. The house was partially rebuilt in 1954 after a fire in 1945. [4]

The Georgian house has a 180° panorama. Wasing Park, to the north of the house, is Grade II listed. [5] The adjacent church of St Nicholas, remaining almost a private chapel due to its isolation, is Grade I listed, with parts of the building dating to the 13th century. [6]

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References

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  2. ↑ K. Edwards, "Colleges: College of de Vaux, Salisbury", in Ralph Pugh, Elizabeth Crittall, eds., Wiltshire Victoria County History Vol. III, Ecclesiastical history, Roman Catholicism and Protestant Nonconformity, religious houses (1956), pp. 369–385
  3. ↑ Pitcher, Claire Joshua Dugdale on restoration projects at Wasing Estate and his love for filmmaking, Berkshire Life, 14 September 2015
  4. ↑ "The thirty landowners who own half a county". Who owns England?. 17 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Historic England (30 September 1987). "Wasing Place (Grade II) (1000511)". National Heritage List for England .
  6. ↑ Historic England (6 April 1967). "Church of St Nicholas (Grade I) (1117257)". National Heritage List for England .
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